Anisotropic superconducting gap in CeCo2 - Specific heat studies

被引:7
作者
Aoki, Y
Nishigaki, T
Sugawara, H
Sato, H
机构
[1] Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji-shi
来源
PHYSICA B | 1997年 / 237卷
关键词
CeCo2; superconductivity; anisotropic gap; stoner enhancement; specific heat;
D O I
10.1016/S0921-4526(97)00181-6
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We found a clear evidence of anisotropic superconducting gap in the low-temperature specific heat of high-quality CeCo2 single crystals. The electronic specific-heat jump at T-C is reduced (Delta C-c/gamma T-C = 0.85) compared to the BCS value of 1.43 and C-e varies approximately as T-2 at low temperatures of T much less than T-C.
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页码:302 / 303
页数:2
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