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Title: Universal heat conduction in Ce1-xYbxCoIn5: Evidence for robust nodal d-wave superconducting gap

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
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  1. Fudan Univ., Shanghai (People's Republic of China)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  3. Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA (United States)

In the heavy-fermion superconductor Ce1-xYbxCoIn5, Yb doping was reported to cause a possible change from nodal d-wave superconductivity to a fully gapped d-wave molecular superfluid of composite pairs near x ≈ 0.07 (nominal value xnom = 0.2). Here we present systematic thermal conductivity measurements on Ce1-xYbxCoIn5 (x = 0.013, 0.084, and 0.163) single crystals. The observed finite residual linear term κ0/T is insensitive to Yb doping, verifying the universal heat conduction of the nodal d-wave superconducting gap in Ce1-xYbxCoIn5. Similar universal heat conduction is also observed in the CeCo(In1–yCdy)5 system. Furthermore, these results reveal a robust nodal d-wave gap in CeCoIn5 upon Yb or Cd doping.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC00112704; FG02-04-ER46105; AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
1245396
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1236536
Report Number(s):
BNL-111990-2016-JA; PRBMDO; R&D Project: PM016; KC0201050
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Vol. 93, Issue 6; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 7 works
Citation information provided by
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