-wave superconductivity probed by measuring magnetic penetration depth and lower critical field of single crystals

P Diener, P Rodiere, T Klein, C Marcenat… - Physical Review B …, 2009 - APS
P Diener, P Rodiere, T Klein, C Marcenat, J Kacmarcik, Z Pribulova, DJ Jang, HS Lee…
Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2009APS
The magnetic penetration depth λ has been measured in MgCNi 3 single crystals using both
a high-precision tunnel diode oscillator (TDO) technique and Hall probe magnetization
(HPM). In striking contrast to previous measurements in powders, δ λ (T) deduced from TDO
measurements increases exponentially at low temperature, clearly showing that the
superconducting gap is fully open over the whole Fermi surface. An absolute value at zero
temperature λ (0)= 230 nm is found from the lower critical field measured by HPM. We also …
The magnetic penetration depth has been measured in single crystals using both a high-precision tunnel diode oscillator (TDO) technique and Hall probe magnetization (HPM). In striking contrast to previous measurements in powders, deduced from TDO measurements increases exponentially at low temperature, clearly showing that the superconducting gap is fully open over the whole Fermi surface. An absolute value at zero temperature is found from the lower critical field measured by HPM. We also discuss the observed difference of the superfluid density deduced from both techniques. A possible explanation could be due to a systematic decrease in the critical temperature at the sample surface.
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