Magnetism and superconductivity in CeRh1-xIrxIn5 heavy fermion materials

被引:9
作者
Morris, GD
Heffner, RH
Sonier, JE
MacLaughlin, DE
Bernal, OO
Nieuwenhuys, GJ
Savici, AT
Pagliuso, PG
Sarrao, JL
机构
[1] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[2] Simon Fraser Univ, Dept Phys, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
[3] Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Phys, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
[4] Calif State Univ Los Angeles, Dept Phys, Los Angeles, CA 90032 USA
[5] Leiden Univ, Kamerlingh Onnes Lab, NL-2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
[6] Columbia Univ, Dept Phys, New York, NY 10027 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
CeMIn5; heavy-fermion; f-electron magnetism; superconductivity;
D O I
10.1016/S0921-4526(02)01640-X
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We report zero-field-muSR studies of cerium-based heavy-fermion materials CeRh1-xIrxIn5. In the superconducting x = 0.75 and 1.0 compositions, muon spin relaxation functions were found to be temperature independent across T-c; no evidence for the presence of electronic magnetic moments was observed. The x = 0.5 material is antiferromagnetic below T-N = 3.75 K and superconducting below T-c = 0.8 K. muSR spectra show the gradual onset of damped coherent oscillations characteristic of magnetic order below T-N. At 1.65 K the total oscillating amplitude accounts for at least 85% of the sample volume. No change in precession frequency or amplitude is detected on cooling below T-c, indicating the microscopic coexistence of magnetism and superconductivity in this material. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:390 / 393
页数:4
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