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A muon-spin relaxation (muSR) investigation is presented for the molecular superconductor kappa-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2Br]. Evidence is found for low-temperature phase-separation, with only a fraction of the sample showing a superconducting…

The superconducting properties of CaTSi3 (where T = Pt and Ir) have been investigated using muon spectroscopy. Our muon-spin relaxation results suggest that in both these superconductors time-reversal symmetry is preserved, while muon-spin…

The tetragonal Mo$_5$PB$_2$ compound was recently reported to show superconductivity with a critical temperature up to 9.2 K. In search of evidence for multiple superconducting gaps in Mo$_5$PB$_2$, comprehensive measurements, including…

We theoretically investigate the gap function, superfluid density and the transition temperature of the superconductivity (SC) on semi-periodic Penrose lattice, where an attractive Hubbard model is adopted as an example. Firstly, we clarify…

We report the 75As nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) and specific heat measurements of the heavily hole-doped superconductor KFe2As2 (Tc = 3.5 K). The spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 in the superconducting state exhibits quite gradual…

By means of magnetization, specific heat and muon-spin relaxation measurements, we investigate high-pressure oxidized \mohpo, in which overdoping is achieved up to $p \sim 0.45$ hole/Cu, well beyond the $T_c - p$ superconducting dome of…

Cuprate superconductors have long been known to exhibit an energy gap that persists high above the superconducting transition temperature ($T_c$). Debate has continued now for decades as to whether it is a precursor superconducting gap or a…

Conventional superconductors are robust diamagnets that expels magnetic fields through the Meissner effect. It would therefore be unexpected if a superconducting ground state would support spontaneous magnetics fields. Such broken…

We have measured the low-energy quasiparticle excitation spectrum of the electron doped high-temperature superconductors (HTS) Nd(1.85)Ce(0.15)CuO(4-y) and Pr(1.85)Ce(0.15)CuO(4-y) as a function of temperature and applied magnetic field…

The energy gap of superconducting $PbTe-PbS$ semiconductor superlattices has been analyzed with the help of point contacts for the first time below the critical temperature, $T_{c}=3.9~K$, and in the fluctuation region $T>T_{c}$. The size…

Several theoretical analyses of the two superconducting energy gaps of magnesium diboride, $\Delta_\pi$ and $\Delta_\sigma$, predict substructures within each energy gap, rather than two pure numbers. Recent experiments have revealed…

We investigate the superconducting properties of Sc$_{5}$Co$_{4}$Si$_{10}$ using low-temperature resistivity, magnetization, heat capacity, and muon-spin rotation and relaxation ($\mu$SR) measurements. We find that Sc$_{5}$Co$_{4}$Si$_{10}$…

We report a novel pressure-induced spin-density-wave transition in the superconductor Mo3Sb7 figured our by measurements of the electrical resistivity and magnetization under hydrostatic pressure. The critical temperature of superconducting…

Spin fluctuation-induced superconductivity in quasi-two dimensional organic compounds, \kappa-BEDT-TTF salts, is investigated within a fluctuation exchange (FLEX) approximation using a half-filled Hubbard model with a right-angled isosceles…

The iron-based superconductors (IBSs) of the recently discovered 1144 class, unlike many other IBSs, display superconductivity in their stoichiometric form and are intrinsically hole doped. The effects of chemical substitutions with…

${\rm CaPd_2Ge_2}$ which crystallizes in ${\rm ThCr_2Si_2}$-type body-centered tetragonal structure exhibits superconductivity below the critical temperature $T_{\rm c} = 1.69$~K\@. We have investigated the superconducting gap structure and…

The pseudogap (PG) derived from the analysis of the excess conductivity $\sigma'(T)$ in superlattices and double-layer films of $YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-\delta}$-$PrBa_2Cu_3O_{7-\delta}$(YBCO-PrBCO), prepared by pulsed laser deposition, is studied…

We have performed $^{139}$La,$^{31}$P-NMR studies on a filled skutterudite superconductor LaFe$_{4}$P$_{12}$ with a critical temperature $T_c=4.1$ K. In the normal state, the presence of antiferromagnetic (AFM) fluctuations at finite wave…

The recent discovery of superconductivity in hydrogen-rich compounds has garnered significant experimental and theoretical interest because of the record-setting critical temperatures. As the direct observation of the superconducting (SC)…

Muon spin rotation (muSR) experiments were performed on the intercalated graphite CaC6 in the normal and superconducting state down to 20 mK. In addition, AC magnetization measurements were carried out resulting in an anisotropic upper…