English

Magnetic Quantum Criticality inside the Superconducting State Revealed by Penetration Depth Scaling with Local $T_{\mathrm c}$

Superconductivity 2026-05-01 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We demonstrate a magnetic quantum critical point embedded within the superconducting state of Zn-doped CeCoIn5_5, revealed by a pronounced peak in the magnetic penetration depth at zero temperature λ(0)\lambda(0). Using scanning SQUID microscopy, we determine the local superconducting transition temperature TcT_{\mathrm c} and λ(0)\lambda(0). By parameterizing λ(0)\lambda(0) in terms of the local TcT_{\mathrm c} rather than nominal Zn substitution, we circumvent the ambiguity caused by doping inhomogeneity and enable a more precise extraction of the critical exponent. The extracted exponent exceeds the clean spin-density-wave value, indicating a disorder-modified quantum critical regime. The enhancement of λ(0)\lambda(0) reflects the suppression of the superfluid stiffness and is consistent with critical scaling. Our approach provides a route to uncover intrinsic quantum critical behavior hidden by inhomogeneity in unconventional superconductors.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.2604.27507,
  title  = {Magnetic Quantum Criticality inside the Superconducting State Revealed by Penetration Depth Scaling with Local $T_{\mathrm c}$},
  author = {Yusuke Iguchi and Kaede Inoh and Ryosuke Koizumi and Makoto Yokoyama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.27507},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

11 pages, 9 figures