ULTRASOUND STUDY OF THE SUPERCONDUCTING PHASES OF UPT3 UNDER UNIAXIAL-STRESS

被引:4
作者
BOUKHNY, M
BULLOCK, GL
SHIVARAM, BS
HINKS, DG
机构
[1] UNIV VIRGINIA,DEPT PHYS,CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA 22901
[2] ARGONNE NATL LAB,DIV MAT SCI,ARGONNE,IL 60439
来源
PHYSICA B | 1994年 / 199卷
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0921-4526(94)91758-2
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We have studied for the first time experimentally the phase-diagram of UPt3 under a simultaneous application of both uniaxial stress and magnetic field parallel to the c-axis. We find that while the splitting between the two transition temperatures observed in zero field decreases with increasing pressure the splitting in a field observed at low temperatures increases with applied stress. This new result appears to contradict the predictions of several widely discussed theoretical models proposed to explain the phase diagram Of UPt3.
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页码:132 / 134
页数:3
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