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Field-angle dependence of the zero-energy density of states in the unconventional heavy-fermion superconductor CeCoIn5

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H Aoki1, T Sakakibara1, H Shishido2, R Settai2, Y Ōnuki2, P Miranović3 and K Machida3

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Field-angle-dependent specific heat measurements have been made on the heavy-fermion superconductor CeCoIn5 down to {\sim }0.29~\mathrm {K} , in a magnetic field rotating in the tetragonal c-plane. A clear fourfold angular oscillation is observed in the specific heat with the minima (maxima) occurring along the [100] ([110]) directions. Oscillation persists down to low fields H\ll H_{{\mathrm {c2}}} , thus directly proving the existence of gap nodes. The results indicate that the superconducting gap symmetry is most probably of dxy type.


PACS

74.70.Tx Heavy-fermion superconductors

74.25.Jb Electronic structure

74.25.Bt Thermodynamic properties

Subjects

Superconductivity

Dates

Issue 3 (28 January 2004)

Received 13 November 2003

Published 9 January 2004



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