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A new heavy-fermion superconductor CeIrIn{sub 5}: a relative of the cuprates?

Abstract

CeIrIn{sub 5} is a member of a new family of heavy-fermion compounds and has a Sommerfeld specific-heat coefficient of 720 mJ/mol K{sup 2}. It exhibits a bulk, thermodynamic transition to a superconducting state at T{sub c} = 0.40 K, below which the specific heat decreases as T{sup 2} to a small residual T-linear value. Surprisingly, the electrical resistivity drops below instrumental resolution at a much higher temperature T{sub 0} = 1.2 K. These behaviors are highly reproducible and field-dependent studies indicate that T{sub 0} and T{sub c} arise from the same underlying electronic structure. The layered crystal structure of CeIrIn{sub 5} suggests a possible analogy to the cuprates in which spin/charge pair correlations develop well above T{sub c}. (orig.)
Authors:
Petrovic, C; Fisk, Z; [1]  Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab.]; Movshovich, R; Jaime, M; Pagliuso, P G; Hundley, M F; Sarrao, J L; Thompson, J D [1] 
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. Los Alamos, NM (United States). Condensed Matter and Thermal Physics
Publication Date:
Feb 01, 2001
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
EDB-01:030929
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Europhysics Letters; Journal Volume: 53; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: PBD: Feb 2001
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; CERIUM ALLOYS; CRITICAL TEMPERATURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; INDIUM ALLOYS; IRIDIUM ALLOYS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SPECIFIC HEAT; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0000-0013 K; THEORETICAL DATA
OSTI ID:
20146491
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0295-5075; EULEEJ; TRN: FR01F2405012180
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
page(s) 354-359
Announcement Date:
Apr 16, 2001

Citation Formats

Petrovic, C, Fisk, Z, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab.], Movshovich, R, Jaime, M, Pagliuso, P G, Hundley, M F, Sarrao, J L, and Thompson, J D. A new heavy-fermion superconductor CeIrIn{sub 5}: a relative of the cuprates?. France: N. p., 2001. Web. doi:10.1209/epl/i2001-00161-8.
Petrovic, C, Fisk, Z, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab.], Movshovich, R, Jaime, M, Pagliuso, P G, Hundley, M F, Sarrao, J L, & Thompson, J D. A new heavy-fermion superconductor CeIrIn{sub 5}: a relative of the cuprates?. France. https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2001-00161-8
Petrovic, C, Fisk, Z, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab.], Movshovich, R, Jaime, M, Pagliuso, P G, Hundley, M F, Sarrao, J L, and Thompson, J D. 2001. "A new heavy-fermion superconductor CeIrIn{sub 5}: a relative of the cuprates?" France. https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2001-00161-8.
@misc{etde_20146491,
title = {A new heavy-fermion superconductor CeIrIn{sub 5}: a relative of the cuprates?}
author = {Petrovic, C, Fisk, Z, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab.], Movshovich, R, Jaime, M, Pagliuso, P G, Hundley, M F, Sarrao, J L, and Thompson, J D}
abstractNote = {CeIrIn{sub 5} is a member of a new family of heavy-fermion compounds and has a Sommerfeld specific-heat coefficient of 720 mJ/mol K{sup 2}. It exhibits a bulk, thermodynamic transition to a superconducting state at T{sub c} = 0.40 K, below which the specific heat decreases as T{sup 2} to a small residual T-linear value. Surprisingly, the electrical resistivity drops below instrumental resolution at a much higher temperature T{sub 0} = 1.2 K. These behaviors are highly reproducible and field-dependent studies indicate that T{sub 0} and T{sub c} arise from the same underlying electronic structure. The layered crystal structure of CeIrIn{sub 5} suggests a possible analogy to the cuprates in which spin/charge pair correlations develop well above T{sub c}. (orig.)}
doi = {10.1209/epl/i2001-00161-8}
journal = []
issue = {3}
volume = {53}
journal type = {AC}
place = {France}
year = {2001}
month = {Feb}
}