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Evidence for a nematic component to the Hidden Order parameter in URu2Si2 from differential elastoresistance measurements

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2015-09-21 v1

Abstract

Measurements of the differential elastoresistance of URu2_2Si2_2 reveal that the fluctuations associated with the 17 K Hidden Order phase transition have a nematic component. Approaching the "Hidden Order" phase transition from above, the nematic susceptibility abruptly changes sign, indicating that while the Hidden Order phase has a nematic component, it breaks additional symmetries.

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@article{arxiv.1405.7403,
  title  = {Evidence for a nematic component to the Hidden Order parameter in URu2Si2 from differential elastoresistance measurements},
  author = {Scott C. Riggs and M. C. Shapiro and Akash V. Maharaj and S. Raghu and E. D. Bauer and R. E. Baumbach and P. Giraldo-Gallo and Mark Wartenbe and I. R. Fisher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.7403},
  year   = {2015}
}

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15 pages, 10 figures