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Nodeless superconductivity in Ir$_{1-x}$Pt$_x$Te$_2$ with strong spin-orbital coupling

Superconductivity 2015-06-11 v3 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

The thermal conductivity κ\kappa of superconductor Ir1x_{1-x}Ptx_{x}Te2_2 (xx = 0.05) single crystal with strong spin-orbital coupling was measured down to 50 mK. The residual linear term κ0/T\kappa_0/T is negligible in zero magnetic field. In low magnetic field, κ0/T\kappa_0/T shows a slow field dependence. These results demonstrate that the superconducting gap of Ir1x_{1-x}Ptx_{x}Te2_2 is nodeless, and the pairing symmetry is likely conventional s-wave, despite the existence of strong spin-orbital coupling and a quantum critical point.

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@article{arxiv.1209.4229,
  title  = {Nodeless superconductivity in Ir$_{1-x}$Pt$_x$Te$_2$ with strong spin-orbital coupling},
  author = {S. Y. Zhou and X. L. Li and B. Y. Pan and X. Qiu and J. Pan and X. C. Hong and Z. Zhang and A. F. Fang and N. L. Wang and S. Y. Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.4229},
  year   = {2015}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures