English

Non-Locality and Strong Coupling in the Heavy Fermion Superconductor CeCoIn$_{5}$: A Penetration Depth Study

Superconductivity 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

We report measurements of the magnetic penetration depth λ\lambda in single crystals of CeCoIn5_{5} down to \sim0.14 K using a tunnel-diode based, self-inductive technique at 28 MHz. While the in-plane penetration depth tends to follow a power law, λ//T3/2\lambda_{//} \sim {\it T}^{3/2}, the data are better described as a crossover between linear ({\it T} \gg T{\it T}^\ast ) and quadratic ({\it T} T\ll {\it T}^\ast ) behavior, with T{\it T}^\ast the crossover temperature in the strong-coupling limit. The {\it c}-axis penetration depth λ\lambda_{\perp} is linear in {\it T}, providing evidence that CeCoIn5_{5} is a {\it d}-wave superconductor with line nodes along the {\it c}-axis. The different temperature dependences of λ//\lambda_{//} and λ\lambda_{\perp} rule out impurity effects as the source of T{\it T}^{\ast} .

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0206468,
  title  = {Non-Locality and Strong Coupling in the Heavy Fermion Superconductor CeCoIn$_{5}$: A Penetration Depth Study},
  author = {Elbert E. M. Chia and D. J. Van Harlingen and M. B. Salamon and Brian D. Yanoff and I. Bonalde and J. L. Sarrao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0206468},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

4 pages, 3 figures