COEXISTENCE OF LOCAL MOMENT MAGNETISM AND HEAVY-FERMION SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN UPD2AL3

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作者
FEYERHERM, R
AMATO, A
GYGAX, FN
SCHENCK, A
GEIBEL, C
STEGLICH, F
SATO, N
KOMATSUBARA, T
机构
[1] TH DARMSTADT,INST FESTKORPERPHYS,D-64289 DARMSTADT,GERMANY
[2] TOHOKU UNIV,DEPT PHYS,SENDAI,MIYAGI 980,JAPAN
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.1849
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We report muon spin rotation measurements on the antiferromagnetic heavy-fermion superconductor UPd2Al3 in the superconducting state. The London penetration depth is found to be approximately isotropic, lambda(perpendicular to)(0) = 4800 +/- 500 Angstrom and lambda(parallel to)(0) = 4500 +/- 500 Angstrom. The mu(+) Knight shift behavior below T-c indicates that local moment magnetism and superconductivity are carried by different electron substrates of 5f character, one of which involves the heavy quasiparticles. For the latter a nearly isotropic magnetic susceptibility (chi) = 1.7 x 10(-3) emu/mole can be estimated.
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页码:1849 / 1852
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