κ-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br:: A fully gapped strong-coupling superconductor

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作者
Elsinger, H
Wosnitza, J
Wanka, S
Hagel, J
Schweitzer, D
Strunz, W
机构
[1] Univ Karlsruhe, Inst Phys, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
[2] Univ Stuttgart, Inst Phys, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
[3] Heidelberg Univ, Inst Anorgan Chem, D-79120 Heidelberg, Germany
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.6098
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O4 [物理学];
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High-resolution specific-heat measurements of the organic superconductor kappa-(BEDT-TTF)(2)-Cu[N(CN)(2)]Br in the superconducting (B = 0) and normal (B = 14 T) states show a clearly resolvable anomaly at T-c = 11.5 K and an electronic contribution, C-es, which can be reasonably well described by strong-coupling BCS theory. Most importantly, C-es vanishes exponentially in the superconducting state which gives evidence for a fully gapped order parameter.
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