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Title: Multiband superconductivity in V3Si determined from studying the response to controlled disorder

Journal Article · · Physical Review B

The London penetration depth, λ(T), was measured in a single crystal V3Si. The superfluid density obtained from this measurement shows a distinct signature of two almost decoupled superconducting gaps. This alone is insufficient to distinguish between s± and s++ pairing states, but it can be achieved by studying the effect of a controlled non-magnetic disorder on the superconducting transition temperature, Tc. For this purpose, the same V3Si crystal was sequentially irradiated by 2.5 MeV electrons three times, repeating the measurement between the irradiation runs. A total dose of 10 C/cm2 (6.24 × 1019 electrons/cm2 ) was accumulated, for which Tc has changed from 16.4 K in a pristine state to 14.7 K (9.3 %). This substantial suppression is impossible for a single isotropic gap, but also it is not large enough for a sign-changing s± pairing state. Our electronic band-structure calculations show how five bands crossing the Fermi energy can be naturally grouped to support two effective gaps, not dissimilar from the iron pnictides physics. We analyze the results using two-gap models for both, λ(T) and Tc, which describe the data very well. Finally, the experimental results and theoretical analysis provide strong support for an s++ superconductivity with two unequal gaps, Δ1 (0) ≈ 2.53 meV and Δ2 (0) ≈ 1.42 meV, and a very weak inter-band coupling in V3Si superconductor.

Research Organization:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11358
OSTI ID:
1842219
Report Number(s):
IS-J--10,694
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 105; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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