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We propose a comprehensive theoretical formulation of magnetic penetration depth, $\lambda(T)$, based on the microscopic calculations for a general superconducting gap symmetry. Our findings admit the significant role of band structure and…
Implanting fully polarized low energy muons on the nanometer scale beneath the surface of a superconductor in the Meissner state enabled us to probe the evanescent magnetic field profile B(z)(0<z<=200nm measured from the surface). All the…
The London penetration depth, $\lambda(T)$, was measured in polycrystalline powders of the non-oxide perovskite superconductor $\mathrm{MgCNi_3}$ by using a sensitive tunnel-diode resonator technique. The penetration depth exhibits…
Superconducting gap structure was probed in type-II Dirac semimetal PdTe$_2$ by measuring the London penetration depth using tunnel diode resonator technique. At low temperatures, the data for two samples are well described by weak coupling…
Temperature dependence of the London penetration depth $\lambda$ measured in single crystals of CeCoIn$_5$ is interpreted as caused by a strong pair-breaking scattering that makes the superconductivity in this compound gapless. For a…
The temperature dependence of the in-plane magnetic penetration depth, $\lambda_{ab}(T)$, has been measured in a c-axis oriented polycrystalline CaC$_{6}$ bulk sample using a high-resolution mutual inductance technique. A clear exponential…
The variations of in- and inter- plane London penetration depths, $\Delta\lambda(T)$, were measured using a tunnel diode resonator in single crystals of the intrinsic pnictide superconductor LiFeAs. This compound appears to be in the clean…
We study the superconducting properties of the non-centrosymmetric compound LaNiC$_2$ by measuring the London penetration depth $\Delta \lambda (T)$, the specific heat $C(T,B)$ and the electrical resistivity $\rho (T,B)$. Both…
We have made the first complete measurements of the London penetration depth $\lambda(T)$ of CeCoIn5, a quantum-critical metal where superconductivity arises from a non-Fermi-liquid normal state. Using a novel tunnel diode oscillator…
Irradiation with Pb ions was used to study the effect of disorder on the in-plane London penetration depth, $\lambda(T)$, in single crystals of Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$T$_x$)$_2$As$_2$ (T=Co, Ni). An increase of the irradiation dose results in a…
The London penetration depth $\lambda$ is the basic length scale for electromagnetic behavior in a superconductor. Precise measurements of $\lambda$ as a function of temperature, field, and impurity scattering have been instrumental in…
The superconducting penetration depth, $\lambda(T)$, has been measured in RFeAsO$_{0.9}$F$_{0.1}$ (R=La,Nd) single crystals (R-1111). In Nd-1111, we find an upturn in $\lambda(T)$ upon cooling and attribute it to the paramagnetism of the Nd…
Data on macroscopic superconducting anisotropy of MgB$_2$ are reviewed. The data are described within a weak coupling two-gaps anisotropic s-wave model of superconductivity. The calculated ratio of the upper critical fields…
We present research on the superconducting properties of Nb$_{x}$Re$_{1-x}$ ($x$ = 0.13-0.38) obtained by measuring the electrical resistivity $\rho(T)$, magnetic susceptibility $\chi(T)$, specific heat $C_P(T)$, and London penetration…
We report measurements of the temperature dependence of the magnetic penetration depth \lambda(T) in non-centrosymmetric superconductor Re_3W. We employed two experimental techniques: extraction of \lambda(T) from magnetic {\em…
The intrinsically superconducting Dirac semimetal 2M-WS$_{2}$ is a promising candidate to realize proximity-induced topological superconductivity in its protected surface states. A precise characterization of the bulk superconducting state…
The in-plane London penetration depth, $\lambda(T)$, was measured in single crystals of the iron-chalcogenide superconductors Fe$_{1.03}$(Te$_{0.63}$Se$_{0.37}$) and Fe$_{1.06}$(Te$_{0.88}$S$_{0.14}$) by using a radio-frequency tunnel diode…
The temperature dependence of the in-plane, \lambda_{\parallel}, and interplane, \lambda_{\perp}, London penetration depth was measured in the metal-free all-organic superconductor \beta-ET (see title) ($T_c \approx$ 5.2 K).…
Temperature-dependent London penetration depth, $\lambda(T)$, was measured in optimally - doped, $x=$0.35, as-grown ($T_c \approx$25 K, RRR=$\rho(300K)/\rho(T_c)$=4.5) and annealed ($T_c \approx$35 K, RRR=6.4) single crystals of…
By employing a series of experimental techniques, we provide clear evidence that CaPtAs represents a rare example of a noncentrosymmetric superconductor which simultaneously exhibits nodes in the superconducting gap and broken time-reversal…