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Spin-triplet superconductors are of extensive current interest because they can host topological state and Majorana ferimons important for quantum computation. The uranium based heavyfermion superconductor UTe$_2$ has been argued as a…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-12-04 Chunruo Duan , Kalyan Sasmal , M. Brian Maple , Andrey Podlesnyak , Jian-Xin Zhu , Qimiao Si , Pengcheng Dai

One of the most strikingly universal features of the high temperature superconductors is that the superconducting phase emerges in the close proximity of the antiferromagnetic phase, and the interplay between these two phases poses a long…

Spin-triplet superconductivity (SC) offers a unique avenue for realizing non-Abelian Majorana zero modes and thus the fault-tolerant topological quantum computation, and has attracted a broad audience for both fundamental research and…

To clarify superconductivity in EuFe2As2 hidden by antiferromagnetism of Eu2+, we investigated a Ca-substituted sample, Eu0.5Ca0.5Fe2As2, under high pressure. For ambient pressure, the sample exhibits a spin-density-wave (SDW) transition at…

Superconductivity · Physics 2010-07-13 Akihiro Mitsuda , Tomohiro Matoba , Hirofumi Wada , Fumihiro Ishikawa , Yuh Yamada

Superconductivity induced by a magnetic field near metamagnetism is a striking manifestation of magnetically-mediated superconducting pairing. After being observed in itinerant ferromagnets, this phenomenon was recently reported in the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-03-09 W. Knafo , M. Nardone , M. Valiska , A. Zitouni , G. Lapertot , D. Aoki , G. Knebel , D. Braithwaite

The unique electronic and crystal structures driven by external pressure in transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs) can host emergent quantum states. Here we report pressure-induced metallization, nontrivial $Z_2$ band topology and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-01-25 Haiyang Yang , Yonghui Zhou , Shuyang Wang , Jing Wang , Xuliang Chen , Lili Zhang , Chenchao Xu , Zhaorong Yang

Uranium ditelluride (UTe$_2$) has attracted recent interest due to its unique superconducting properties, which include the potential for a topological odd-parity superconducting state. Recently, ac-calorimetry measurements under pressure…

The discovery of unconventional superconductivity in the heavy-fermion material UTe$_2$ has reinvigorated research of spin-triplet superconductivity. We perform a theoretical study of coupled two-component spin-triplet superconducting order…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-02-23 Henrik S. Røising , Max Geier , Andreas Kreisel , Brian M. Andersen

Uranium ditelluride (UTe$_2$) is recognized as a host material to unconventional spin-triplet superconductivity, but it also exhibits a wealth of additional unusual behavior at high magnetic fields. One of the most prominent signatures of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-03-18 Sylvia K. Lewin , Corey E. Frank , Sheng Ran , Johnpierre Paglione , Nicholas P. Butch

The question of a possible quantum critical point lying inside of a superconducting phase is central for understanding unconventional superconductivity. In various unconventional superconductors, non-Fermi-liquid/'strange-metal' $T^{n}$…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-04-17 W. Knafo , T. Thebault , K. Somesh , G. Lapertot , G. Knebel , D. Braithwaite , D. Aoki

The gap structure of a novel uranium-based superconductor UTe$_2$, situated in the vicinity of ferromagnetic quantum criticality, has been investigated via specific-heat $C(T,H,\Omega)$ measurements in various field orientations. Its…

UTe$_2$ has been the focus of numerous experimental and theoretical studies in recent years, as it is recognized as an odd-parity bulk superconductor. Its surface has also been probed, revealing charge density wave (CDW), pair density wave…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-04-01 Andras Szabo , Aline Ramires

We theoretically study superconductivity in UTe$_2$, which is a recently-discovered strong candidate for an odd-parity spin-triplet superconductor. Theoretical studies for this compound faced difficulty because first-principles calculations…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-11-25 Jun Ishizuka , Shuntaro Sumita , Akito Daido , Youichi Yanase

Quantum vortices are fundamentally important for properties of superconductors. In conventional type-II superconductor they determine the magnetic response of the system and tend to form regular lattices. UTe$_2$ is a recently discovered…

Inelastic-neutron-scattering measurements were performed on a single crystal of the heavy-fermion paramagnet UTe$_2$ above its superconducting temperature. We confirm the presence of antiferromagnetic fluctuations with the incommensurate…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-09-22 W. Knafo , G. Knebel , P. Steffens , K. Kaneko , A. Rosuel , J. -P. Brison , J. Flouquet , D. Aoki , G. Lapertot , S. Raymond

The recent discovery of large and non-saturating magnetoresistance (LMR) in WTe2 provides a unique playground to find new phenomena and significant perspective for potential applications. Here we report the first observation of…

The discovery in 2000 that the ferromagnetic (FM) compound UGe2 (T_Curie = 52 K at ambient pressure) becomes superconducting under a pressure of P = 1.1 GPa until it enters the paramagnetic (PM) phase above Pc = 1.6 GPa was a surprise.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-01-31 Dai Aoki , Kenji Ishida , Jacques Flouquet

UTe$_{2}$ is a strong candidate for a topological spin-triplet superconductor, and it is considered that the interplay of magnetic fluctuation and superconductivity is essential for the origin of the superconductivity. Despite various…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-06-02 Ryuji Hakuno , Kosuke Nogaki , Youichi Yanase

One of the recurring hurdles in studying unconventional superconductivity is the challenge of efficiently and conclusively identifying the symmetry of the superconducting order parameter in a new material. Uranium ditelluride (UTe$_2$)…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-12-17 Ian M. Hayes , Elliot Fang , Shanta R. Saha , Vivek Mishra , P. J. Hirschfeld , Johnpierre Paglione

Resistivity and Hall effect measurements of EuFe$_2$As$_2$ up to 3.2\,GPa indicate no divergence of quasiparticle effective mass at the pressure $P_\mathrm{c}$ where the magnetic and structural transition disappears. This is corroborated by…