2024
907.
S Ogata, S Kitagawa, K Kinjo, K Ishida, M Brando, E Hassinger, C Geibel, S Khim
Appearance of 𝑐-axis magnetic moment in odd-parity antiferromagnetic state in CeRh2As2 revealed by 75As -NMR Journal Article
In: Physical Review B, vol. 110, pp. 214509, 2024.
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title = {Appearance of 𝑐-axis magnetic moment in odd-parity antiferromagnetic state in CeRh2As2 revealed by 75As -NMR},
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abstract = {CeRh2As2 shows the superconducting (SC) multiphase under the 𝑐-axis magnetic field, which is considered to originate from local inversion symmetry breaking at the Ce site. We reported that the antiferromagnetic (AFM) order is inside the SC phase and that the AFM state disappears at the transition field to the high-field SC phase. However, the magnetic structure in the AFM state has not been clarified yet. In this paper, we performed 75 As -NMR measurements in the SC phase in 𝐻∥[110] to identify the magnetic structure. Comparing the NMR linewidth with 𝐻∥𝑐, we found that the internal magnetic field is oriented to the 𝑐 axis. This suggests a 𝒒=0 𝐴-type AFM with the moments parallel to the 𝑐 axis. We also observed the reduction of the spin susceptibility, which indicates spin-singlet superconductivity in the low-field SC phase. This study provides an important clue to clarify the correlation between the SC multiphase, magnetism, and local inversion symmetry breaking.},
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CeRh2As2 shows the superconducting (SC) multiphase under the 𝑐-axis magnetic field, which is considered to originate from local inversion symmetry breaking at the Ce site. We reported that the antiferromagnetic (AFM) order is inside the SC phase and that the AFM state disappears at the transition field to the high-field SC phase. However, the magnetic structure in the AFM state has not been clarified yet. In this paper, we performed 75 As -NMR measurements in the SC phase in 𝐻∥[110] to identify the magnetic structure. Comparing the NMR linewidth with 𝐻∥𝑐, we found that the internal magnetic field is oriented to the 𝑐 axis. This suggests a 𝒒=0 𝐴-type AFM with the moments parallel to the 𝑐 axis. We also observed the reduction of the spin susceptibility, which indicates spin-singlet superconductivity in the low-field SC phase. This study provides an important clue to clarify the correlation between the SC multiphase, magnetism, and local inversion symmetry breaking.
906.
S Kitagawa, K Nakanishi, H Matsumura, Y Takahashi, K Ishida, Y Tokunaga, H Sakai, S Kambe, A Nakamura, Y Shimizu, D Li, F Honda, A Miyake, D Aoki
In: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 93, pp. 123701, 2024.
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title = {Clear Reduction in Spin Susceptibility and Superconducting Spin Rotation for H || a in the Early-Stage Sample of Spin-Triplet Superconductor UTe2},
author = {S Kitagawa and K Nakanishi and H Matsumura and Y Takahashi and K Ishida and Y Tokunaga and H Sakai and S Kambe and A Nakamura and Y Shimizu and D Li and F Honda and A Miyake and D Aoki},
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abstract = {We report the re-measurement of the a-axis spin susceptibility component in an early-stage sample of the spin-triplet superconductor UTe2 with the transition temperature of TSC = 1.6 K. Using Knight-shift measurements along the b axis and at a 10-degree tilt from the b axis towards the a axis, we accurately determined the a-axis component without directly measuring the a-axis Knight shift. Our results reveal a decrease of approximately 3% in the a-axis spin susceptibility in the superconducting state under a-axis magnetic field μ0Ha ∼ 0.1 T, indicating that the spin susceptibility decreases similarly in both early-stage and ultraclean samples with TSC = 2.1 K. The previously reported absence of the reduction in Knight shift is attributed to the missing of signal from the superconducting region and to the detection of residual signals from the non-superconducting region instead. We also found that the decrease in the a-axis spin susceptibility is immediately suppressed with increasing the a-axis magnetic field and is estimated to be completely suppressed at around 1.5 T due to superconducting spin rotation.},
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We report the re-measurement of the a-axis spin susceptibility component in an early-stage sample of the spin-triplet superconductor UTe2 with the transition temperature of TSC = 1.6 K. Using Knight-shift measurements along the b axis and at a 10-degree tilt from the b axis towards the a axis, we accurately determined the a-axis component without directly measuring the a-axis Knight shift. Our results reveal a decrease of approximately 3% in the a-axis spin susceptibility in the superconducting state under a-axis magnetic field μ0Ha ∼ 0.1 T, indicating that the spin susceptibility decreases similarly in both early-stage and ultraclean samples with TSC = 2.1 K. The previously reported absence of the reduction in Knight shift is attributed to the missing of signal from the superconducting region and to the detection of residual signals from the non-superconducting region instead. We also found that the decrease in the a-axis spin susceptibility is immediately suppressed with increasing the a-axis magnetic field and is estimated to be completely suppressed at around 1.5 T due to superconducting spin rotation.
905.
F Hori, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, S Mizutani, Y Ohmagari, T Onimaru
Gapped Spin Excitation in Magnetic Ordered State on Yb-Based Zigzag Chain Compound YbAgSe2 Journal Article
In: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 93, iss. 11, pp. 114702, 2024.
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title = {Gapped Spin Excitation in Magnetic Ordered State on Yb-Based Zigzag Chain Compound YbAgSe2},
author = {F Hori and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and S Mizutani and Y Ohmagari and T Onimaru},
url = {https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.93.114702},
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year = {2024},
date = {2024-10-11},
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abstract = {We report the 77Se-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) results of trivalent Yb zigzag chain compound YbAgSe2, which is a sister compound of YbCuS2. The 77Se-NMR spectrum was reproduced by considering two different Se sites with negative Knight shifts and three-axis anisotropy. Above the Néel temperature TN, the Knight shift is proportional to the bulk magnetic susceptibility. Below TN, the extremely broad signal with weak intensity and the relatively sharp signal coexist, suggesting that one is strongly influenced by internal magnetic fields and the other remains relatively unaffected by these fields in the magnetic ordered state. The nuclear spin–lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 remains almost constant above TN and abruptly decreases below TN. In contrast to YbCuS2, a T-linear behavior of 1/T1 at low temperatures was not observed at least down to 1.0 K in YbAgSe2. Our results indicate that the gapless excitation is unique to YbCuS2, or is immediately suppressed in the magnetic fields.},
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We report the 77Se-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) results of trivalent Yb zigzag chain compound YbAgSe2, which is a sister compound of YbCuS2. The 77Se-NMR spectrum was reproduced by considering two different Se sites with negative Knight shifts and three-axis anisotropy. Above the Néel temperature TN, the Knight shift is proportional to the bulk magnetic susceptibility. Below TN, the extremely broad signal with weak intensity and the relatively sharp signal coexist, suggesting that one is strongly influenced by internal magnetic fields and the other remains relatively unaffected by these fields in the magnetic ordered state. The nuclear spin–lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 remains almost constant above TN and abruptly decreases below TN. In contrast to YbCuS2, a T-linear behavior of 1/T1 at low temperatures was not observed at least down to 1.0 K in YbAgSe2. Our results indicate that the gapless excitation is unique to YbCuS2, or is immediately suppressed in the magnetic fields.
904.
M Tomikawa, R Araki, A Ikeda, A Nakamura, D Aoki, K Ishida, S Yonezawa
Piezomagnetism in the Ising ferromagnet URhGe Best Paper Journal Article
In: Physical Review B, vol. 110, pp. L100408, 2024.
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title = {Piezomagnetism in the Ising ferromagnet URhGe},
author = {M Tomikawa, R Araki, A Ikeda, A Nakamura, D Aoki, K Ishida, S Yonezawa},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19998},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.110.L100408},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-09-20},
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abstract = {Piezomagnetism, the linear response between strain and magnetic field, is a relatively unexplored cross correlation but has promising potential as a novel probe of time-reversal symmetry breaking in various classes of materials. Interestingly, there has been no report of piezomagnetism in ferromagnets, most archetypal time-reversal symmetry-broken materials. This half-century absence of piezomagnetic ferromagnets is attributable to complications originating from multiple-domain states, as well as from changes in the magnetic point group by rotation of the magnetic moment. Here, we report characteristic V-shaped magnetostriction in the Ising itinerant ferromagnet URhGe, observed by simultaneous multiaxis strain measurements utilizing optical fiber Bragg grating sensors. This magnetostriction occurs only under fields along the 𝑐 axis and does not scale with the square of magnetization. Such an unconventional feature indicates piezomagnetism as its origin. Our observation is owing to monodomain switching and Ising magnetization. The obtained piezomagnetic coefficients are fairly large, implying that Ising ferromagnets are promising frontiers when seeking for materials with large piezomagnetic responses.},
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Piezomagnetism, the linear response between strain and magnetic field, is a relatively unexplored cross correlation but has promising potential as a novel probe of time-reversal symmetry breaking in various classes of materials. Interestingly, there has been no report of piezomagnetism in ferromagnets, most archetypal time-reversal symmetry-broken materials. This half-century absence of piezomagnetic ferromagnets is attributable to complications originating from multiple-domain states, as well as from changes in the magnetic point group by rotation of the magnetic moment. Here, we report characteristic V-shaped magnetostriction in the Ising itinerant ferromagnet URhGe, observed by simultaneous multiaxis strain measurements utilizing optical fiber Bragg grating sensors. This magnetostriction occurs only under fields along the 𝑐 axis and does not scale with the square of magnetization. Such an unconventional feature indicates piezomagnetism as its origin. Our observation is owing to monodomain switching and Ising magnetization. The obtained piezomagnetic coefficients are fairly large, implying that Ising ferromagnets are promising frontiers when seeking for materials with large piezomagnetic responses.
903.
H Takahashi, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, A Ikeda, S R Saha, S Yonezawa, J Paglione, Y Maeno
In: Physical Review B, vol. 109, pp. L100501, 2024.
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title = {Pressure evolution of the normal- and superconducting-state properties of the line-nodal material CaSb2 revealed by 123Sb nuclear quadrupole resonance},
author = {H Takahashi and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and A Ikeda and S R Saha and S Yonezawa and J Paglione and Y Maeno},
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CaSb 2 is the Dirac line-nodal material that exhibits a superconducting (SC) transition at 1.7 K. In spite of its conventional SC state at ambient pressure, the transition temperature T c shows a peak structure against hydrostatic pressure. We performed ac magnetic susceptibility and 123 Sb nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) measurements on single-crystalline CaSb 2 under pressures up to 2.08 GPa. T c monotonically increased in this pressure region, which is consistent with a previous study. We observed continuous broadening of the NQR spectrum against pressure, which is a sign of unique compression behavior of the lattice. In the normal state, the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1 / T 1 is proportional to temperature in all pressure values, typical of a metal. However, 1 / T 1 T in the normal state is independent of pressure, indicating that the density of states at the Fermi energy N ( E F ) , which is one of the parameters governing T c , is insensitive to pressure. From these results, we conclude that N ( E F ) does not govern the origin of the enhancement in T c . This is unusual for a weak electron-phonon coupling superconductor. In the SC state, we revealed that the SC gap becomes larger and more isotropic under pressure.
902.
S Kitagawa, Y Kinoshita, K Ishida, K Kusada, H Kitagawa
Breakdown of Kubo relation in Pt-Cu nanoparticles Journal Article
In: Physical Review B, vol. 109, pp. L041408, 2024.
@article{S.Kitagawa_PRB_2024,
title = {Breakdown of Kubo relation in Pt-Cu nanoparticles},
author = {S Kitagawa and Y Kinoshita and K Ishida and K Kusada and H Kitagawa},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.109.L041408},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-01-26},
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abstract = {Nanoparticles were predicted to exhibit unique physical properties due to quantum size effects, but their identification remains difficult.
According to Kubo's theory, the gap size is inversely correlated with both the density of states at the Fermi energy and the number of atoms in the particle.
Previously, we confirmed that the particle size and magnetic field dependence of NMR anomaly temperature is consistent with the estimated ``Kubo'' gap.
Here, we investigated the density-of-states dependence in the Pt$_{1-x}$Cu$_{x}$ nanoparticles.
While an enhancement of nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate $1/T_1$ at low temperatures was clearly observed for the Pt-rich nanoparticles, such behavior was abruptly suppressed in the Cu-rich nanoparticles.
Furthermore, the NMR anomaly temperature is nearly unchanged with varying the density of states.
Our findings indicate that the quantum size effect contains more profound physics than just the ones predicted by Kubo.
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Nanoparticles were predicted to exhibit unique physical properties due to quantum size effects, but their identification remains difficult.
According to Kubo's theory, the gap size is inversely correlated with both the density of states at the Fermi energy and the number of atoms in the particle.
Previously, we confirmed that the particle size and magnetic field dependence of NMR anomaly temperature is consistent with the estimated ``Kubo'' gap.
Here, we investigated the density-of-states dependence in the Pt$_{1-x}$Cu$_{x}$ nanoparticles.
While an enhancement of nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate $1/T_1$ at low temperatures was clearly observed for the Pt-rich nanoparticles, such behavior was abruptly suppressed in the Cu-rich nanoparticles.
Furthermore, the NMR anomaly temperature is nearly unchanged with varying the density of states.
Our findings indicate that the quantum size effect contains more profound physics than just the ones predicted by Kubo.
According to Kubo's theory, the gap size is inversely correlated with both the density of states at the Fermi energy and the number of atoms in the particle.
Previously, we confirmed that the particle size and magnetic field dependence of NMR anomaly temperature is consistent with the estimated ``Kubo'' gap.
Here, we investigated the density-of-states dependence in the Pt$_{1-x}$Cu$_{x}$ nanoparticles.
While an enhancement of nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate $1/T_1$ at low temperatures was clearly observed for the Pt-rich nanoparticles, such behavior was abruptly suppressed in the Cu-rich nanoparticles.
Furthermore, the NMR anomaly temperature is nearly unchanged with varying the density of states.
Our findings indicate that the quantum size effect contains more profound physics than just the ones predicted by Kubo.
2023
901.
S Ogata, S Kitagawa, M Kibune, K Ishida, K Kinjo, M Brando, C Geibel, S Khim, E Hassinger
Investigation of the Hyperfine Coupling Constant of Locally Noncentrosymmetric Heavy-fermion Superconductor CeRh2As2 Proceedings Article
In: New Phys.: Sae Mulli, pp. 1115, 2023.
@inproceedings{S.Ogata_SCES_2023,
title = {Investigation of the Hyperfine Coupling Constant of Locally Noncentrosymmetric Heavy-fermion Superconductor CeRh2As2},
author = {S Ogata and S Kitagawa and M Kibune and K Ishida and K Kinjo and M Brando and C Geibel and S Khim and E Hassinger},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.13291},
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abstract = {We performed 75As-NMR measurements in H ǁ ab to investigate the normal-state magnetic properties of CeRh2As2, a recently-discovered heavy-fermion superconductor. We compared the NMR Knight shift K with the magnetic susceptibility χab, and estimated the hyperfine coupling constant Ahf from the slope of the K − χ plot. We observed that the magnitude of Ahf,ab at the As(1) site changes at around 20 K owing to emerging the heavy-fermion state, which was also observed in Ahf at the As(2) site and in H ǁ c. The sign of Ahf,ab at the As(1) site is negative in low temperature. These are important for the analysis of the NMR results of CeRh2As2 in the superconducting state.},
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We performed 75As-NMR measurements in H ǁ ab to investigate the normal-state magnetic properties of CeRh2As2, a recently-discovered heavy-fermion superconductor. We compared the NMR Knight shift K with the magnetic susceptibility χab, and estimated the hyperfine coupling constant Ahf from the slope of the K − χ plot. We observed that the magnitude of Ahf,ab at the As(1) site changes at around 20 K owing to emerging the heavy-fermion state, which was also observed in Ahf at the As(2) site and in H ǁ c. The sign of Ahf,ab at the As(1) site is negative in low temperature. These are important for the analysis of the NMR results of CeRh2As2 in the superconducting state.
900.
Y Tokunaga, H Sakai, S Kambe, P Opletal, Y Tokiwa, Y Haga, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, D Aoki, G Knebel, G Lapertot, S Krämer, M. Horvatić
Longitudinal Spin Fluctuations Driving Field-Reinforced Superconductivity in UTe2 Best Paper Journal Article
In: Physical Review Letters, vol. 131, pp. 226503, 2023.
@article{Y.Tokunaga_PRL_2023,
title = {Longitudinal Spin Fluctuations Driving Field-Reinforced Superconductivity in UTe2},
author = {Y Tokunaga and H Sakai and S Kambe and P Opletal and Y Tokiwa and Y Haga and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and D Aoki and G Knebel and G Lapertot and S Krämer and M. Horvatić},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.10724},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.226503},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-11-29},
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pages = {226503},
abstract = {Our measurements of 125 Te NMR relaxations reveal an enhancement of electronic spin fluctuations above μ0H∗ ∼ 15 T, leading to their divergence in the vicinity of the metamagnetic transition at μ0Hm ≈ 35 T, below which field-reinforced superconductivity appears when a magnetic field(H) is applied along the crystallographic b axis.
The NMR data evidence that these fluctuations are dominantly longitudinal, providing a key to understanding the peculiar superconducting phase diagram in H ∥ b, where such fluctuations enhance the pairing interactions.},
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Our measurements of 125 Te NMR relaxations reveal an enhancement of electronic spin fluctuations above μ0H∗ ∼ 15 T, leading to their divergence in the vicinity of the metamagnetic transition at μ0Hm ≈ 35 T, below which field-reinforced superconductivity appears when a magnetic field(H) is applied along the crystallographic b axis.
The NMR data evidence that these fluctuations are dominantly longitudinal, providing a key to understanding the peculiar superconducting phase diagram in H ∥ b, where such fluctuations enhance the pairing interactions.
The NMR data evidence that these fluctuations are dominantly longitudinal, providing a key to understanding the peculiar superconducting phase diagram in H ∥ b, where such fluctuations enhance the pairing interactions.
899.
M Namba, H Takatsu, R Mikita, Y Sijia, K Murayama, H-B Li, R Terada, C Tassel, H Ubukata, M Ochi, R S Puche, E P Latasa, N Ishimatsu, D Shiga, H Kumigashira, K Kinjo, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, T Terashima, K Fujita, T Mashiko, K Yanagisawa, K Kimoto, H Kageyama
Large perpendicular magnetic anisotropy induced by an inter-site charge transfer in strained EuVO2H films Journal Article
In: Journal of the American Chemical Society , vol. 145, pp. 21807, 2023.
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title = {Large perpendicular magnetic anisotropy induced by an inter-site charge transfer in strained EuVO2H films},
author = {M Namba and H Takatsu and R Mikita and Y Sijia and K Murayama and H-B Li and R Terada and C Tassel and H Ubukata and M Ochi and R S Puche and E P Latasa and N Ishimatsu and D Shiga and H Kumigashira and K Kinjo and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and T Terashima and K Fujita and T Mashiko and K Yanagisawa and K Kimoto and H Kageyama},
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898.
K Kinjo, H Fujibayashi, H Matsumura, F Hori, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, Y Tokunaga, H Sakai, S Kambe, A Nakamura, Y Shimizu, Y Homma, D Li, F Honda, D Aoki
Superconducting spin reorientation in spin-triplet multiple superconducting phases of UTe2 Journal Article
In: Science Advances, vol. 9, pp. adg2736, 2023.
@article{nokey,
title = {Superconducting spin reorientation in spin-triplet multiple superconducting phases of UTe2},
author = {K Kinjo and H Fujibayashi and H Matsumura and F Hori and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and Y Tokunaga and H Sakai and S Kambe and A Nakamura and Y Shimizu and Y Homma and D Li and F Honda and D Aoki},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.15784},
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year = {2023},
date = {2023-07-28},
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abstract = {Superconducting (SC) state has spin and orbital degrees of freedom, and spin-triplet superconductivity shows multiple SC phases because of the presence of these degrees of freedom. However, the observation of spin-direction rotation occurring inside the SC state (SC spin rotation) has hardly been reported. Uranium ditelluride, a recently found topological superconductor, exhibits various SC phases under pressure: SC state at ambient pressure (SC1), high-temperature SC state above 0.5 gigapascal (SC2), and low-temperature SC state above 0.5 gigapascal (SC3). We performed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and ac susceptibility measurements on a single-crystal uranium ditelluride. The b axis spin susceptibility remains unchanged in SC2, unlike in SC1, and decreases below the SC2-SC3 transition with spin modulation. These unique properties in SC3 arise from the coexistence of two SC order parameters. Our NMR results confirm spin-triplet superconductivity with SC spin parallel to b axis in SC2 and unveil the remaining of spin degrees of freedom in SC uranium ditelluride.},
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Superconducting (SC) state has spin and orbital degrees of freedom, and spin-triplet superconductivity shows multiple SC phases because of the presence of these degrees of freedom. However, the observation of spin-direction rotation occurring inside the SC state (SC spin rotation) has hardly been reported. Uranium ditelluride, a recently found topological superconductor, exhibits various SC phases under pressure: SC state at ambient pressure (SC1), high-temperature SC state above 0.5 gigapascal (SC2), and low-temperature SC state above 0.5 gigapascal (SC3). We performed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and ac susceptibility measurements on a single-crystal uranium ditelluride. The b axis spin susceptibility remains unchanged in SC2, unlike in SC1, and decreases below the SC2-SC3 transition with spin modulation. These unique properties in SC3 arise from the coexistence of two SC order parameters. Our NMR results confirm spin-triplet superconductivity with SC spin parallel to b axis in SC2 and unveil the remaining of spin degrees of freedom in SC uranium ditelluride.
897.
F Hori, K Kinjo, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, S Mizutani, R Yamamoto, Y Ohmagari, T Onimaru
Gapless fermionic excitation in the antiferromagnetic state of ytterbium zigzag chain Journal Article
In: Communications Materials, vol. 4, pp. 55, 2023.
@article{nokey,
title = {Gapless fermionic excitation in the antiferromagnetic state of ytterbium zigzag chain},
author = {F Hori and K Kinjo and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and S Mizutani and R Yamamoto and Y Ohmagari and T Onimaru },
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.07563},
doi = {10.1038/s43246-023-00381-4},
year = {2023},
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abstract = {The emergence of charge-neutral fermionic excitations in magnetic systems is one of the unresolved issues in recent condensed matter physics. This type of excitations has been observed in various systems, such as low-dimensional quantum spin liquids, Kondo insulators, and antiferromagnetic insulators. Here, we report the presence of a pronounced gapless spin excitation in the low-temperature antiferromagnetic state of YbCuS2 semiconductor, where trivalent ytterbium atoms form a zigzag chain structure. We confirm the presence of this gapless excitations by a combination of experimental probes, namely 63/65Cu-nuclear magnetic resonance and nuclear quadrupole resonance, as well as specific heat measurements, revealing a linear low-temperature behavior of both the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 and the specific heat. This system provides a platform to investigate the origin of gapless excitations in spin chains and the relationship between emergent fermionic excitations and frustration.},
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The emergence of charge-neutral fermionic excitations in magnetic systems is one of the unresolved issues in recent condensed matter physics. This type of excitations has been observed in various systems, such as low-dimensional quantum spin liquids, Kondo insulators, and antiferromagnetic insulators. Here, we report the presence of a pronounced gapless spin excitation in the low-temperature antiferromagnetic state of YbCuS2 semiconductor, where trivalent ytterbium atoms form a zigzag chain structure. We confirm the presence of this gapless excitations by a combination of experimental probes, namely 63/65Cu-nuclear magnetic resonance and nuclear quadrupole resonance, as well as specific heat measurements, revealing a linear low-temperature behavior of both the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 and the specific heat. This system provides a platform to investigate the origin of gapless excitations in spin chains and the relationship between emergent fermionic excitations and frustration.
896.
H Matsumura, H Fujibayashi, K Kinjo, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, Y Tokunaga, H Sakai, S Kambe, A Nakamura, Y Shimizu, Y Homma, D Li, F Honda, D Aoki
Large Reduction in the a-axis Knight Shift on UTe2 with Tc = 2.1 K Journal Article
In: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 92, pp. 063701, 2023.
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title = {Large Reduction in the a-axis Knight Shift on UTe2 with Tc = 2.1 K},
author = {H Matsumura and H Fujibayashi and K Kinjo and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and Y Tokunaga and H Sakai and S Kambe and A Nakamura and Y Shimizu and Y Homma and D Li and F Honda and D Aoki },
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.01200},
doi = {10.7566/JPSJ.92.063701},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-05-16},
urldate = {2023-05-16},
journal = {Journal of the Physical Society of Japan},
volume = {92},
pages = {063701},
abstract = {Spin susceptibility in the superconducting (SC) state was measured in the higher-quality sample of uranium-based superconductor UTe2 by using Knight-shift measurements for a magnetic field H along all three crystalline axes. In the higher-quality sample, the SC transition temperature Tc is about 2.1 K, and the residual electronic term in the specific heat is almost zero. The NMR linewidth becomes narrower and is almost half of that in the previous sample with Tc ∼ 1.6 K when H || a and c. Although the Knight-shift behavior was not so different from the previous results for H || b, and c, a large reduction in Knight shift along the a axis was observed, in contrast with the previous a-axis Knight shift result. We discuss the origin of the difference between the previous and present results, and the possible SC state derived from the present results.},
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Spin susceptibility in the superconducting (SC) state was measured in the higher-quality sample of uranium-based superconductor UTe2 by using Knight-shift measurements for a magnetic field H along all three crystalline axes. In the higher-quality sample, the SC transition temperature Tc is about 2.1 K, and the residual electronic term in the specific heat is almost zero. The NMR linewidth becomes narrower and is almost half of that in the previous sample with Tc ∼ 1.6 K when H || a and c. Although the Knight-shift behavior was not so different from the previous results for H || b, and c, a large reduction in Knight shift along the a axis was observed, in contrast with the previous a-axis Knight shift result. We discuss the origin of the difference between the previous and present results, and the possible SC state derived from the present results.
895.
H Fujibayashi, K Kinjo, G Nakamine, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, Y Tokunaga, H Sakai, S Kambe, A Nakamura, Y Shimizu, Y Homma, D Li, F Honda, D Aoki
Low-Temperature Magnetic Fluctuations Investigated by 125Te-NMR on the Uranium-Based Superconductor UTe2 Journal Article
In: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 92, pp. 053702, 2023.
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author = {H Fujibayashi and K Kinjo and G Nakamine and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and Y Tokunaga and H Sakai and S Kambe and A Nakamura and Y Shimizu and Y Homma and D Li and F Honda and D Aoki},
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abstract = {To investigate the static and dynamic magnetic properties on the uranium-based superconductor UTe2, we measured the NMR Knight shift K and the nuclear spin–lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 in H || a by 125Te-NMR on a 125Te-enriched single-crystal sample. 1/T1T in H || a is much smaller than 1/T1T in H || b and c, and magnetic fluctuations along each axis are derived from the 1/T1T measured in H parallel to all three crystalline axes. The magnetic fluctuations are almost identical at two Te sites and isotropic at high temperatures, but become anisotropic below 40 K, where heavy-fermion state is formed. The character of magnetic fluctuations in UTe2 is discussed with the comparison to its static susceptibility and the results on other U-based superconductors. It is considered that the magnetic fluctuations probed with the NMR measurements are determined by the magnetic properties inside the two-leg ladder formed by U atoms, which are dominated by the qa = 0 ferromagnetic fluctuations.},
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To investigate the static and dynamic magnetic properties on the uranium-based superconductor UTe2, we measured the NMR Knight shift K and the nuclear spin–lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 in H || a by 125Te-NMR on a 125Te-enriched single-crystal sample. 1/T1T in H || a is much smaller than 1/T1T in H || b and c, and magnetic fluctuations along each axis are derived from the 1/T1T measured in H parallel to all three crystalline axes. The magnetic fluctuations are almost identical at two Te sites and isotropic at high temperatures, but become anisotropic below 40 K, where heavy-fermion state is formed. The character of magnetic fluctuations in UTe2 is discussed with the comparison to its static susceptibility and the results on other U-based superconductors. It is considered that the magnetic fluctuations probed with the NMR measurements are determined by the magnetic properties inside the two-leg ladder formed by U atoms, which are dominated by the qa = 0 ferromagnetic fluctuations.
894.
S Ogata, S Kitagawa, K Kinjo, K Ishida, M Brando, E Hassinger, C Geibel, S Khim
Parity transition of spin-singlet superconductivity using sub-lattice degrees of freedom Journal Article
In: Physical Review Letters, vol. 130, pp. 166001 , 2023.
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title = {Parity transition of spin-singlet superconductivity using sub-lattice degrees of freedom},
author = {S Ogata and S Kitagawa and K Kinjo and K Ishida and M Brando and E Hassinger and C Geibel and S Khim},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.10032},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.166001},
year = {2023},
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abstract = {Recently, a superconducting (SC) transition from low-field (LF) to high-field (HF) SC states was reported in CeRh2As2, indicating the existence of multiple SC states. It has been theoretically noted that the existence of two Ce sites in the unit cell, the so-called sub-lattice degrees of freedom owing to the local inversion symmetry breaking at the Ce sites, can lead to the appearance of multiple SC phases even under an interaction inducing spin-singlet superconductivity. CeRh2As2 is considered as the first example of multiple SC phases owing to this sub-lattice degree of freedom. However, microscopic information about the SC states has not yet been reported. In this study, we measured the SC spin susceptibility at two crystallographically inequivalent As sites using nuclear magnetic resonance for various magnetic fields. Our experimental results strongly indicate a spin-singlet state in both SC phases. In addition, the antiferromagnetic phase, which appears within the SC phase, only coexists with the LF SC phase; there is no sign of magnetic ordering in the HF SC phase. The present work reveals unique SC properties originating from the locally noncentrosymmetric characteristics. },
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Recently, a superconducting (SC) transition from low-field (LF) to high-field (HF) SC states was reported in CeRh2As2, indicating the existence of multiple SC states. It has been theoretically noted that the existence of two Ce sites in the unit cell, the so-called sub-lattice degrees of freedom owing to the local inversion symmetry breaking at the Ce sites, can lead to the appearance of multiple SC phases even under an interaction inducing spin-singlet superconductivity. CeRh2As2 is considered as the first example of multiple SC phases owing to this sub-lattice degree of freedom. However, microscopic information about the SC states has not yet been reported. In this study, we measured the SC spin susceptibility at two crystallographically inequivalent As sites using nuclear magnetic resonance for various magnetic fields. Our experimental results strongly indicate a spin-singlet state in both SC phases. In addition, the antiferromagnetic phase, which appears within the SC phase, only coexists with the LF SC phase; there is no sign of magnetic ordering in the HF SC phase. The present work reveals unique SC properties originating from the locally noncentrosymmetric characteristics.
893.
K Kinjo, H Fujibayashi, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, Y Tokunaga, H Sakai, S Kambe, A Nakamura, Y Shimizu, Y Homma, D. X Li, F Honda, D Aoki, K Hiraki, M Kimata, T Sasaki
Change of superconducting character in UTe2 induced by magnetic field Journal Article
In: Physical Review B, vol. 107, iss. 06, pp. L060502, 2023.
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author = {K Kinjo and H Fujibayashi and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and Y Tokunaga and H Sakai and S Kambe and A Nakamura and Y Shimizu and Y Homma and D. X Li and F Honda and D Aoki and K Hiraki and M Kimata and T Sasaki},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.02444},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.107.L060502},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-02-10},
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issue = {06},
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abstract = {UTe2 is a recently discovered spin-triplet superconductor. One of the characteristic features of UTe2 is a magnetic field (H)-boosted superconductivity >16 T when H is applied exactly parallel to the b axis. To date, this superconducting (SC) state has not been thoroughly investigated, and the SC properties as well as the spin state of this high-H SC (HHSC) phase are not well understood. In this letter, we performed AC magnetic susceptibility and nuclear magnetic resonance measurements and found that, up to 24.8 T, the HHSC state has bulk nature and is quite sensitive to the H angle and that its SC character is different from that in the low-H SC (LHSC) state. The dominant spin component of the spin-triplet pair is along the a axis in the LHSC state but is changed in the HHSC state along the b axis. Our results indicate that H -induced multiple SC states originate from the remaining spin degrees of freedom.},
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UTe2 is a recently discovered spin-triplet superconductor. One of the characteristic features of UTe2 is a magnetic field (H)-boosted superconductivity >16 T when H is applied exactly parallel to the b axis. To date, this superconducting (SC) state has not been thoroughly investigated, and the SC properties as well as the spin state of this high-H SC (HHSC) phase are not well understood. In this letter, we performed AC magnetic susceptibility and nuclear magnetic resonance measurements and found that, up to 24.8 T, the HHSC state has bulk nature and is quite sensitive to the H angle and that its SC character is different from that in the low-H SC (LHSC) state. The dominant spin component of the spin-triplet pair is along the a axis in the LHSC state but is changed in the HHSC state along the b axis. Our results indicate that H -induced multiple SC states originate from the remaining spin degrees of freedom.
2022
892.
C-Wen Chuang, S Souma, A Moriya, K Nakayama, A Ikeda, M Kawaguchi, K Obata, S Ranjan Saha, H Takahashi, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, K Tanaka, M Kitamura, K Horiba, H Kumigashira, T Takahashi, S Yonezawa, J Paglione, Y Maeno, T Sato
Fermiology of a topological line-nodal compound CaSb2 and its implication to superconductivity: Angle-resolved photoemission study Journal Article
In: Physical Review Materials, vol. 6, iss. 10, pp. 104203, 2022.
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title = {Fermiology of a topological line-nodal compound CaSb2 and its implication to superconductivity: Angle-resolved photoemission study},
author = {C-Wen Chuang and S Souma and A Moriya and K Nakayama and A Ikeda and M Kawaguchi and K Obata and S Ranjan Saha and H Takahashi and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and K Tanaka and M Kitamura and K Horiba and H Kumigashira and T Takahashi and S Yonezawa and J Paglione and Y Maeno and T Sato},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.15083},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.6.104203},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-10-24},
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journal = {Physical Review Materials},
volume = {6},
issue = {10},
pages = {104203},
abstract = {We performed angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with microfocused beam on a topological line-nodal compound CaSb2 which undergoes a superconducting transition at the onset Tc ∼ 1.8 K, to clarify the Fermi-surface topology relevant to the occurrence of superconductivity. We found that a three-dimensional hole pocket at the Γ point is commonly seen for two types of single-crystalline samples fabricated by different growth conditions. On the other hand, the carrier-doping level estimated from the position of the chemical potential was found to be sensitive to the sample fabrication condition. The cylindrical electron pocket at the Y(C) point predicted by the calculations is absent in one of the two samples, despite the fact that both samples commonly show superconductivity with similar Tc's. This suggests a key role of the three-dimensional hole pocket to the occurrence of superconductivity, and further points to an intriguing possibility to control the topological nature of superconductivity by carrier tuning in CaSb2.},
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We performed angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with microfocused beam on a topological line-nodal compound CaSb2 which undergoes a superconducting transition at the onset Tc ∼ 1.8 K, to clarify the Fermi-surface topology relevant to the occurrence of superconductivity. We found that a three-dimensional hole pocket at the Γ point is commonly seen for two types of single-crystalline samples fabricated by different growth conditions. On the other hand, the carrier-doping level estimated from the position of the chemical potential was found to be sensitive to the sample fabrication condition. The cylindrical electron pocket at the Y(C) point predicted by the calculations is absent in one of the two samples, despite the fact that both samples commonly show superconductivity with similar Tc's. This suggests a key role of the three-dimensional hole pocket to the occurrence of superconductivity, and further points to an intriguing possibility to control the topological nature of superconductivity by carrier tuning in CaSb2.
891.
M Manago, G Motoyama, S Nishigori, K Fujiwara, K Kinjo, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, K Akiba, S Araki, T C Kobayashi, Hisatomo Harima
Site Split of Antiferromagnetic α-Mn Revealed by 55Mn Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Journal Article
In: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 91, iss. 11, pp. 113701, 2022.
@article{M.Manago_JPSJ_2022,
title = {Site Split of Antiferromagnetic α-Mn Revealed by 55Mn Nuclear Magnetic Resonance},
author = {M Manago and G Motoyama and S Nishigori and K Fujiwara and K Kinjo and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and K Akiba and S Araki and T C Kobayashi and Hisatomo Harima},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.02754},
doi = {10.7566/JPSJ.91.113701},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-10-06},
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issue = {11},
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abstract = {The magnetic structure of antiferromagnetic α-Mn has been unclarified for almost 70 years since its magnetism was discovered. We measured the zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of antiferromagnetic α-Mn to obtain further insight into magnetism below TN = 95 K. The site II spectra split into two sites with five subpeaks owing to quadrupole interaction, and this shows that the ordered moments at site II are slightly tilted from the [001] direction. The site III spectra revealed that this site splits into four sites below TN. These findings clearly demonstrate that the antiferromagnetic α-Mn symmetry is lower than previously considered.},
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The magnetic structure of antiferromagnetic α-Mn has been unclarified for almost 70 years since its magnetism was discovered. We measured the zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of antiferromagnetic α-Mn to obtain further insight into magnetism below TN = 95 K. The site II spectra split into two sites with five subpeaks owing to quadrupole interaction, and this shows that the ordered moments at site II are slightly tilted from the [001] direction. The site III spectra revealed that this site splits into four sites below TN. These findings clearly demonstrate that the antiferromagnetic α-Mn symmetry is lower than previously considered.
890.
S Kitagawa, T Kobayashi, F Hori, K Ishida, A H Nevidomskyy, L Qian, E Morosan
Enhancement of charge-neutral fermionic excitations near the spin-flop transition in the magnetic Kondo material YbIr3Si7 Journal Article
In: Physical Review B, vol. 106, pp. L100405, 2022.
@article{S.Kitagawa_PRB_2022,
title = {Enhancement of charge-neutral fermionic excitations near the spin-flop transition in the magnetic Kondo material YbIr3Si7},
author = {S Kitagawa and T Kobayashi and F Hori and K Ishida and A H Nevidomskyy and L Qian and E Morosan},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.L100405
https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.10844},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.106.L100405},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-09-16},
urldate = {2022-09-16},
journal = {Physical Review B},
volume = {106},
pages = {L100405},
abstract = {The new Kondo material YbIr3Si7, similar to other Kondo insulators, has been reported to exhibit charge-neutral fermionic excitations through measurements of specific heat and thermal conductivity at low temperatures.
We performed 29Si−NMR on YbIr3Si7 to investigate the magnetic response of charge-neutral fermions from a microscopic perspective. In low magnetic fields parallel to the c axis, a single NMR peak in the paramagnetic state splits into three peaks below TN.
In contrast, only a slight shift of the single NMR peak was observed in high magnetic fields. This spectral change as a function of the c
-axis magnetic field is interpreted as a spin-flop transition, at which the magnetic moments oriented along the c axis antiferromagnetic (AFM-I) phase are rotated to the ab plane with a ferromagnetic component along the c-axis (AFM-II phase). In the vicinity of the spin-flop magnetic field
HM, the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 was found to be proportional to temperature at low temperatures, indicating the existence of charge-neutral fermions. Furthermore, a peak of 1/T1 versus the c-axis magnetic field suggests that the charge-neutral fermions in YbIr3Si7 are closely related to its magnetic properties. Our findings shed light on the origin of charge-neutral fermions in insulators.},
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The new Kondo material YbIr3Si7, similar to other Kondo insulators, has been reported to exhibit charge-neutral fermionic excitations through measurements of specific heat and thermal conductivity at low temperatures.
We performed 29Si−NMR on YbIr3Si7 to investigate the magnetic response of charge-neutral fermions from a microscopic perspective. In low magnetic fields parallel to the c axis, a single NMR peak in the paramagnetic state splits into three peaks below TN.
In contrast, only a slight shift of the single NMR peak was observed in high magnetic fields. This spectral change as a function of the c
-axis magnetic field is interpreted as a spin-flop transition, at which the magnetic moments oriented along the c axis antiferromagnetic (AFM-I) phase are rotated to the ab plane with a ferromagnetic component along the c-axis (AFM-II phase). In the vicinity of the spin-flop magnetic field
HM, the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 was found to be proportional to temperature at low temperatures, indicating the existence of charge-neutral fermions. Furthermore, a peak of 1/T1 versus the c-axis magnetic field suggests that the charge-neutral fermions in YbIr3Si7 are closely related to its magnetic properties. Our findings shed light on the origin of charge-neutral fermions in insulators.
We performed 29Si−NMR on YbIr3Si7 to investigate the magnetic response of charge-neutral fermions from a microscopic perspective. In low magnetic fields parallel to the c axis, a single NMR peak in the paramagnetic state splits into three peaks below TN.
In contrast, only a slight shift of the single NMR peak was observed in high magnetic fields. This spectral change as a function of the c
-axis magnetic field is interpreted as a spin-flop transition, at which the magnetic moments oriented along the c axis antiferromagnetic (AFM-I) phase are rotated to the ab plane with a ferromagnetic component along the c-axis (AFM-II phase). In the vicinity of the spin-flop magnetic field
HM, the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 was found to be proportional to temperature at low temperatures, indicating the existence of charge-neutral fermions. Furthermore, a peak of 1/T1 versus the c-axis magnetic field suggests that the charge-neutral fermions in YbIr3Si7 are closely related to its magnetic properties. Our findings shed light on the origin of charge-neutral fermions in insulators.
889.
A Ikeda, S Ranjan Saha, D Graf, P Saraf, D Sergeevich Sokratov, Y Hu, H Takahashi, S Yamane, A Jayaraj, J Sławińska, M Buongiorno Nardelli, S Yonezawa, Y Maeno, J Paglione
Quasi-two-dimensional Fermi surface of superconducting line-nodal metal CaSb2 Journal Article
In: Physical Review B, vol. 106, iss. 7, pp. 075151, 2022.
@article{A.Ikeda_PRB_2022,
title = {Quasi-two-dimensional Fermi surface of superconducting line-nodal metal CaSb2},
author = {A Ikeda and S Ranjan Saha and D Graf and P Saraf and D Sergeevich Sokratov and Y Hu and H Takahashi and S Yamane and A Jayaraj and J Sławińska and M Buongiorno Nardelli and S Yonezawa and Y Maeno and J Paglione},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.15346},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.106.075151},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-08-29},
urldate = {2022-08-29},
journal = {Physical Review B},
volume = {106},
issue = {7},
pages = {075151},
abstract = {We report on the Fermi surfaces and superconducting parameters of CaSb2 single crystals (superconducting below Tc ∼ 1.8 K) grown by the self-flux method. The frequency of de Haas–van Alphen and Shubnikov–de Haas oscillations evidences a quasi-two-dimensional (quasi-2D) Fermi surface, consistent with one of the Fermi surfaces forming Dirac lines predicted by first-principles calculations. Measurements in the superconducting state reveal that CaSb2 is close to a type-I superconductor with the Ginzburg-Landau parameter of around unity. The temperature dependence of the upper critical field Hc2 is well described by a model considering two superconducting bands, and the enhancement of the effective mass estimated from Hc2 (0 K) is consistent with the quasi-2D band observed by the quantum oscillations. Our results indicate that a quasi-2D band forming Dirac lines contributes to the superconductivity in CaSb2.},
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We report on the Fermi surfaces and superconducting parameters of CaSb2 single crystals (superconducting below Tc ∼ 1.8 K) grown by the self-flux method. The frequency of de Haas–van Alphen and Shubnikov–de Haas oscillations evidences a quasi-two-dimensional (quasi-2D) Fermi surface, consistent with one of the Fermi surfaces forming Dirac lines predicted by first-principles calculations. Measurements in the superconducting state reveal that CaSb2 is close to a type-I superconductor with the Ginzburg-Landau parameter of around unity. The temperature dependence of the upper critical field Hc2 is well described by a model considering two superconducting bands, and the enhancement of the effective mass estimated from Hc2 (0 K) is consistent with the quasi-2D band observed by the quantum oscillations. Our results indicate that a quasi-2D band forming Dirac lines contributes to the superconductivity in CaSb2.
888.
T Taniguchi, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, S Asano, K Kudo, M Takahama, P Xie, T Noji, M Fujita
139La-NMR Study of Spin Dynamics Coupled with Hole Mobility in T*-type La0.86Eu0.86Sr0.28CuO4−δ Journal Article
In: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 91, iss. 07, pp. 074710, 2022.
@article{T.Taniguchi_JPSJ_2022,
title = {139La-NMR Study of Spin Dynamics Coupled with Hole Mobility in T*-type La0.86Eu0.86Sr0.28CuO4−δ},
author = {T Taniguchi and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and S Asano and K Kudo and M Takahama and P Xie and T Noji and M Fujita},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.12333},
doi = {10.7566/JPSJ.91.074710},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-06-22},
urldate = {2022-06-22},
journal = {Journal of the Physical Society of Japan},
volume = {91},
issue = {07},
pages = {074710},
abstract = {In T*-type cuprate oxides with five-oxygen coordination, the relationship between spin correlations and doped carriers has not been well understood. To clarify this relationship, and the magnetic and superconducting (SC) properties of T*-type cuprate oxides, we performed 139La-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electrical resistivity measurements on as-sintered (AS) and oxidation-annealed (OA) polycrystalline T*-type La0.86Eu0.86S0.28CuO4 (LESCO) to investigate its magnetic and SC properties. Upon cooling, the NMR spectrum of AS LESCO broadened below 3 K, where the nuclear spin–lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 with respect to the temperature exhibited a maximum, indicating the appearance of static magnetism. The temperature dependence of 1/T1 between 3 and 20 K was similar to that of resistivity, which displays semiconducting behavior. Furthermore, it was found that the energy scales of the transport gap and spin dynamics were comparable. These results suggest a close connection between the mobility of the doped carriers and low-energy spin dynamics, as reported for lightly doped T-type La2−xSrxCuO4. In the OA SC sample, we confirmed the absence of a magnetic order and the linear relation between 1/T1 and T above 10 K. These results suggest that the magnetic state coupled with holes markedly changes to the weakly correlated metallic state by oxidation annealing in the T*-type LESCO with x = 0.28.},
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In T*-type cuprate oxides with five-oxygen coordination, the relationship between spin correlations and doped carriers has not been well understood. To clarify this relationship, and the magnetic and superconducting (SC) properties of T*-type cuprate oxides, we performed 139La-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electrical resistivity measurements on as-sintered (AS) and oxidation-annealed (OA) polycrystalline T*-type La0.86Eu0.86S0.28CuO4 (LESCO) to investigate its magnetic and SC properties. Upon cooling, the NMR spectrum of AS LESCO broadened below 3 K, where the nuclear spin–lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 with respect to the temperature exhibited a maximum, indicating the appearance of static magnetism. The temperature dependence of 1/T1 between 3 and 20 K was similar to that of resistivity, which displays semiconducting behavior. Furthermore, it was found that the energy scales of the transport gap and spin dynamics were comparable. These results suggest a close connection between the mobility of the doped carriers and low-energy spin dynamics, as reported for lightly doped T-type La2−xSrxCuO4. In the OA SC sample, we confirmed the absence of a magnetic order and the linear relation between 1/T1 and T above 10 K. These results suggest that the magnetic state coupled with holes markedly changes to the weakly correlated metallic state by oxidation annealing in the T*-type LESCO with x = 0.28.
887.
K Kinjo, M Manago, S Kitagawa, Z Q Mao, S Yonezawa, Y Maeno, K Ishida
Superconducting spin smecticity evidencing the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state in Sr2RuO4 Journal Article
In: Science, vol. 376, iss. 6591, pp. 397-400, 2022.
@article{K.Kinjo_Science_2022,
title = {Superconducting spin smecticity evidencing the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state in Sr2RuO4},
author = {K Kinjo and M Manago and S Kitagawa and Z Q Mao and S Yonezawa and Y Maeno and K Ishida},
url = {https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abb0332},
doi = {10.1126/science.abb0332},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-04-21},
urldate = {2022-04-21},
journal = {Science},
volume = {376},
issue = {6591},
pages = {397-400},
abstract = {Translational symmetry breaking is antagonistic to static fluidity but can be realized in superconductors, which host a quantum-mechanical coherent fluid formed by electron pairs. A peculiar example of such a state is the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state, induced by a time-reversal symmetry–breaking magnetic field applied to spin-singlet superconductors. This state is intrinsically accompanied by the superconducting spin smecticity, spin density–modulated fluidity with spontaneous translational-symmetry breaking. Detection of such spin smecticity provides unambiguous evidence for the FFLO state, but its observation has been challenging. Here, we report the characteristic “double-horn” nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum in the layered superconductor Sr2RuO4 near its upper critical field, indicating the spatial sinusoidal modulation of spin density that is consistent with superconducting spin smecticity. Our work reveals that Sr2RuO4 provides a versatile platform for studying FFLO physics.},
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Translational symmetry breaking is antagonistic to static fluidity but can be realized in superconductors, which host a quantum-mechanical coherent fluid formed by electron pairs. A peculiar example of such a state is the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state, induced by a time-reversal symmetry–breaking magnetic field applied to spin-singlet superconductors. This state is intrinsically accompanied by the superconducting spin smecticity, spin density–modulated fluidity with spontaneous translational-symmetry breaking. Detection of such spin smecticity provides unambiguous evidence for the FFLO state, but its observation has been challenging. Here, we report the characteristic “double-horn” nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum in the layered superconductor Sr2RuO4 near its upper critical field, indicating the spatial sinusoidal modulation of spin density that is consistent with superconducting spin smecticity. Our work reveals that Sr2RuO4 provides a versatile platform for studying FFLO physics.
886.
K Kinjo, H Fujibayashi, G Nakamine, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, Y Tokunaga, H Sakai, S Kambe, A Nakamura, Y Shimizu, Y Homma, D Li, F Honda, D Aoki
Drastic change in magnetic anisotropy of UTe2 under pressure revealed by 125Te -NMR Journal Article
In: Physical Review B, vol. 105, iss. 14, pp. L140502, 2022.
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title = {Drastic change in magnetic anisotropy of UTe2 under pressure revealed by 125Te -NMR},
author = {K Kinjo and H Fujibayashi and G Nakamine and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and Y Tokunaga and H Sakai and S Kambe and A Nakamura and Y Shimizu and Y Homma and D Li and F Honda and D Aoki},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.12934},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.105.L140502},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-04-06},
urldate = {2022-04-06},
journal = {Physical Review B},
volume = {105},
issue = {14},
pages = {L140502},
abstract = {To investigate the normal-state magnetic properties of UTe2 under pressure, we perform 125Te nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements up to 2 GPa. Below 1.2 GPa, the b-axis NMR Knight shift shows a broad maximum at the so-called T_chimax on cooling, which is consistent with the magnetization measurement under pressure. T_chimax decreases with increasing pressure and disappears at the critical pressure Pc = 1.7 GPa, above which superconductivity is destroyed. This tendency is also observed in the temperature dependence of the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1. At low pressures, 1/T1 shows a conventional Fermi-liquid behavior (1/T1T = constant) at low temperatures, indicating the formation of the heavy-fermion state. Above Pc, 1/T1T follows a 1/T behavior without any crossover to the heavy-fermion state down to the lowest temperature (~3 K). In addition, the NMR signals disappear below 3 K, due to the influence of the magnetically ordered moments. From the pressure dependence of the T_chimax and Knight shift, it was found that the Fermi surface character is abruptly changed at Pc, and that superconductivity is observed only in the heavy-fermion state.},
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To investigate the normal-state magnetic properties of UTe2 under pressure, we perform 125Te nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements up to 2 GPa. Below 1.2 GPa, the b-axis NMR Knight shift shows a broad maximum at the so-called T_chimax on cooling, which is consistent with the magnetization measurement under pressure. T_chimax decreases with increasing pressure and disappears at the critical pressure Pc = 1.7 GPa, above which superconductivity is destroyed. This tendency is also observed in the temperature dependence of the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1. At low pressures, 1/T1 shows a conventional Fermi-liquid behavior (1/T1T = constant) at low temperatures, indicating the formation of the heavy-fermion state. Above Pc, 1/T1T follows a 1/T behavior without any crossover to the heavy-fermion state down to the lowest temperature (~3 K). In addition, the NMR signals disappear below 3 K, due to the influence of the magnetically ordered moments. From the pressure dependence of the T_chimax and Knight shift, it was found that the Fermi surface character is abruptly changed at Pc, and that superconductivity is observed only in the heavy-fermion state.
885.
K Uchida, G Mattoni, S Yonezawa, F Nakamura, Y Maeno, K Tanaka
High-order harmonic generation and its unconventional scaling law in the Mott-insulating Ca2RuO4 Journal Article
In: Physical Review Letters, vol. 128, no. 127401, 2022.
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url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.15478},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.127401},
year = {2022},
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abstract = {Competition and cooperation among orders is at the heart of many-body physics in strongly correlated materials and leads to their rich physical properties. It is crucial to investigate what impact many-body physics has on extreme nonlinear optical phenomena, with the possibility of controlling material properties by light. However, the effect of competing orders and electron-electron correlations on highly nonlinear optical phenomena has not yet been experimentally clarified. Here, we investigated high-order harmonic generation from the Mott-insulating phase of Ca2RuO4. Changing the gap energy in Ca2RuO4 as a function of temperature, we observed a strong enhancement of high order harmonic generation at 50 K, increasing up to several hundred times compared to room temperature. We discovered that this enhancement can be well reproduced by an empirical scaling law that depends only on the material gap energy and photon emission energy. Such a scaling law can hardly be explained by the electronic structure change in the single particle model and has not been predicted by previous theoretical studies on HHG in the simple Mott-Hubbard model. Our results suggest that the highly nonlinear optical response of strongly correlated materials is influenced by competition among the multiple degrees of freedom and electron-electron correlations.},
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Competition and cooperation among orders is at the heart of many-body physics in strongly correlated materials and leads to their rich physical properties. It is crucial to investigate what impact many-body physics has on extreme nonlinear optical phenomena, with the possibility of controlling material properties by light. However, the effect of competing orders and electron-electron correlations on highly nonlinear optical phenomena has not yet been experimentally clarified. Here, we investigated high-order harmonic generation from the Mott-insulating phase of Ca2RuO4. Changing the gap energy in Ca2RuO4 as a function of temperature, we observed a strong enhancement of high order harmonic generation at 50 K, increasing up to several hundred times compared to room temperature. We discovered that this enhancement can be well reproduced by an empirical scaling law that depends only on the material gap energy and photon emission energy. Such a scaling law can hardly be explained by the electronic structure change in the single particle model and has not been predicted by previous theoretical studies on HHG in the simple Mott-Hubbard model. Our results suggest that the highly nonlinear optical response of strongly correlated materials is influenced by competition among the multiple degrees of freedom and electron-electron correlations.
884.
F Hori, K Kinjo, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, Y Ohmagari, T Onimaru
Impurity-Robust Bulk Gapless Excitation in the Yb-Based Zigzag Chain Compound YbCuS2 Journal Article
In: J. Phys.: Conf. Ser., vol. 2164, pp. 012027, 2022.
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title = {Impurity-Robust Bulk Gapless Excitation in the Yb-Based Zigzag Chain Compound YbCuS2},
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year = {2022},
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abstract = {We have performed 63Cu-nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) measurements using a lump sample of the Yb zigzag-chain compound YbCuS2 with a small surface area to investigate the sample dependence of low-temperature magnetic properties in YbCuS2 by comparing with the previous study with different powdered sample. The line width of NQR signals in the present lump sample is larger than that in the previous powdered sample. In addition, the transition temperature TN ∼ 0.92 K in the present lump sample is lower than that in the previous powdered sample (∼ 0.95 K). These results suggest that the quality of the present lump sample is worse than that of the previous powdered sample. However, the T-linear behavior of the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 was observed below 0.5 K and the value of 1/T1T in both samples is almost the same even though the sample quality and sample geometry are different. This suggests that T-linear behavior in 1/T1 arises from the impurity-robust bulk gapless excitation inherent in YbCuS2 rather than from sample issues such as the sample quality or geometry.},
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We have performed 63Cu-nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) measurements using a lump sample of the Yb zigzag-chain compound YbCuS2 with a small surface area to investigate the sample dependence of low-temperature magnetic properties in YbCuS2 by comparing with the previous study with different powdered sample. The line width of NQR signals in the present lump sample is larger than that in the previous powdered sample. In addition, the transition temperature TN ∼ 0.92 K in the present lump sample is lower than that in the previous powdered sample (∼ 0.95 K). These results suggest that the quality of the present lump sample is worse than that of the previous powdered sample. However, the T-linear behavior of the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 was observed below 0.5 K and the value of 1/T1T in both samples is almost the same even though the sample quality and sample geometry are different. This suggests that T-linear behavior in 1/T1 arises from the impurity-robust bulk gapless excitation inherent in YbCuS2 rather than from sample issues such as the sample quality or geometry.
883.
H Fujibayashi, G Nakamine, K Kinjo, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, Y Tokunaga, H Sakai, S Kambe, A Nakamura, Y Shimizu, Y Homma, D Li, F Honda, D Aoki
Superconducting Order Parameter in UTe2 Determined by Knight Shift Measurement Journal Article
In: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 91, no. 04, pp. 043705, 2022.
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abstract = {This study investigates the spin susceptibility in U-based superconductor UTe2 in the superconducting (SC) state by using Knight shift measurements for a magnetic field H along the a axis, which is the magnetic easy axis of UTe2.
Although a tiny anomaly ascribed to the SC diamagnetic effect was observed just below the SC transition temperature Tc, the a-axis Knight shift in the SC state shows no significant decrease, following the extrapolation from the normal-state temperature dependence.
This indicates that the spin susceptibility is nearly unchanged below Tc.
Considering the previous Knight shift results for H∥b and H∥c, the dominant SC state is determined to be B3u in the spin-triplet pairing, which is consistent with the spin anisotropy in the normal state.
The present result shows that UTe2 is a spin-triplet superconductor with spin degrees of freedom.},
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This study investigates the spin susceptibility in U-based superconductor UTe2 in the superconducting (SC) state by using Knight shift measurements for a magnetic field H along the a axis, which is the magnetic easy axis of UTe2.
Although a tiny anomaly ascribed to the SC diamagnetic effect was observed just below the SC transition temperature Tc, the a-axis Knight shift in the SC state shows no significant decrease, following the extrapolation from the normal-state temperature dependence.
This indicates that the spin susceptibility is nearly unchanged below Tc.
Considering the previous Knight shift results for H∥b and H∥c, the dominant SC state is determined to be B3u in the spin-triplet pairing, which is consistent with the spin anisotropy in the normal state.
The present result shows that UTe2 is a spin-triplet superconductor with spin degrees of freedom.
Although a tiny anomaly ascribed to the SC diamagnetic effect was observed just below the SC transition temperature Tc, the a-axis Knight shift in the SC state shows no significant decrease, following the extrapolation from the normal-state temperature dependence.
This indicates that the spin susceptibility is nearly unchanged below Tc.
Considering the previous Knight shift results for H∥b and H∥c, the dominant SC state is determined to be B3u in the spin-triplet pairing, which is consistent with the spin anisotropy in the normal state.
The present result shows that UTe2 is a spin-triplet superconductor with spin degrees of freedom.
882.
S Kitagawa, M Kibune, K Kinjo, M Manago, T Taniguchi, K Ishida, M Brando, E Hassinger, C Geibel, S Khim
Two-Dimensional XY-Type Magnetic Properties of Locally Noncentrosymmetric Superconductor CeRh2As2 Journal Article
In: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 91, no. 04, pp. 043702, 2022.
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year = {2022},
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abstract = {We performed 75As-NMR measurements to investigate the normal-state magnetic properties of CeRh2As2, a recently-discovered heavy-fermion superconductor.
The magnitude and temperature dependence of the Knight shift at the As(2) site indicate easy-plane-type magnetic anisotropy in CeRh2As2.
With regard to spin fluctuations, the temperature dependence of the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 arising from the 4f electrons decreases from high-temperature constant behavior on cooling at ∼ 40~K, which is typical behavior of heavy-fermion systems.
In addition, 1/T1 becomes constant at low temperatures, suggesting spatially two-dimensional antiferromagnetic fluctuations. Two-dimensional magnetic correlations in the real space are quite rare among heavy-fermion superconductors, and they may be a key factor in the unique superconducting multi-phase in CeRh2As2.},
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We performed 75As-NMR measurements to investigate the normal-state magnetic properties of CeRh2As2, a recently-discovered heavy-fermion superconductor.
The magnitude and temperature dependence of the Knight shift at the As(2) site indicate easy-plane-type magnetic anisotropy in CeRh2As2.
With regard to spin fluctuations, the temperature dependence of the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 arising from the 4f electrons decreases from high-temperature constant behavior on cooling at ∼ 40~K, which is typical behavior of heavy-fermion systems.
In addition, 1/T1 becomes constant at low temperatures, suggesting spatially two-dimensional antiferromagnetic fluctuations. Two-dimensional magnetic correlations in the real space are quite rare among heavy-fermion superconductors, and they may be a key factor in the unique superconducting multi-phase in CeRh2As2.
The magnitude and temperature dependence of the Knight shift at the As(2) site indicate easy-plane-type magnetic anisotropy in CeRh2As2.
With regard to spin fluctuations, the temperature dependence of the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 arising from the 4f electrons decreases from high-temperature constant behavior on cooling at ∼ 40~K, which is typical behavior of heavy-fermion systems.
In addition, 1/T1 becomes constant at low temperatures, suggesting spatially two-dimensional antiferromagnetic fluctuations. Two-dimensional magnetic correlations in the real space are quite rare among heavy-fermion superconductors, and they may be a key factor in the unique superconducting multi-phase in CeRh2As2.
881.
M Kibune, S Kitagawa, K Kinjo, S Ogata, M Manago, T Taniguchi, K Ishida, M Brando, E Hassinger, H Rosner, C Geibel, S Khim
Observation of Antiferromagnetic Order as Odd-Parity Multipoles inside the Superconducting Phase in CeRh2As2 Journal Article
In: Physical Review Letters, vol. 128, no. 05, pp. 057002, 2022.
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title = {Observation of Antiferromagnetic Order as Odd-Parity Multipoles inside the Superconducting Phase in CeRh2As2},
author = {M Kibune and S Kitagawa and K Kinjo and S Ogata and M Manago and T Taniguchi and K Ishida and M Brando and E Hassinger and H Rosner and C Geibel and S Khim},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.07081},
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year = {2022},
date = {2022-02-03},
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abstract = {Spatial inversion symmetry in crystal structures is closely related to the superconducting (SC) and magnetic properties of materials. Recently, several theoretical proposals that predict various interesting phenomena caused by the breaking of the local inversion symmetry have been presented. However, experimental validation has not yet progressed owing to the lack of model materials. Here we present evidence for antiferromagnetic (AFM) order in CeRh2As2 (SC transition temperature TSC ∼ 0.37 K ), wherein the Ce site breaks the local inversion symmetry. The evidence is based on the observation of different extents of broadening of the nuclear quadrupole resonance spectrum at two crystallographically inequivalent As sites. This AFM ordering breaks the inversion symmetry of this system, resulting in the activation of an odd-parity magnetic multipole. Moreover, the onset of antiferromagnetism TN within an SC phase, with TN < TSC , is quite unusual in systems wherein superconductivity coexists or competes with magnetism. Our observations show that CeRh2As2 is a promising system to study how the absence of local inversion symmetry induces or influences unconventional magnetic and SC states, as well as their interaction.},
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Spatial inversion symmetry in crystal structures is closely related to the superconducting (SC) and magnetic properties of materials. Recently, several theoretical proposals that predict various interesting phenomena caused by the breaking of the local inversion symmetry have been presented. However, experimental validation has not yet progressed owing to the lack of model materials. Here we present evidence for antiferromagnetic (AFM) order in CeRh2As2 (SC transition temperature TSC ∼ 0.37 K ), wherein the Ce site breaks the local inversion symmetry. The evidence is based on the observation of different extents of broadening of the nuclear quadrupole resonance spectrum at two crystallographically inequivalent As sites. This AFM ordering breaks the inversion symmetry of this system, resulting in the activation of an odd-parity magnetic multipole. Moreover, the onset of antiferromagnetism TN within an SC phase, with TN < TSC , is quite unusual in systems wherein superconductivity coexists or competes with magnetism. Our observations show that CeRh2As2 is a promising system to study how the absence of local inversion symmetry induces or influences unconventional magnetic and SC states, as well as their interaction.
880.
Y Tokunaga, H Sakai, S Kambe, Y Haga, Y Tokiwa, P Opletal, H Fujibayashi, K Kinjo, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, A Nakamura, Y Shimizu, Y Homma, D Li, F Honda, D Aoki
Slow Electronic Dynamics in the Paramagnetic State of UTe2 Journal Article
In: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 91, iss. 02, pp. 023707, 2022.
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title = {Slow Electronic Dynamics in the Paramagnetic State of UTe2},
author = {Y Tokunaga and H Sakai and S Kambe and Y Haga and Y Tokiwa and P Opletal and H Fujibayashi and K Kinjo and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and A Nakamura and Y Shimizu and Y Homma and D Li and F Honda and D Aoki},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.07455},
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date = {2022-01-27},
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abstract = {125Te NMR experiments in field (H) applied along the easy magnetization axis (the a-axis) revealed slow electronic dynamics developing in the paramagnetic state of UTe2. The observed slow fluctuations are concerned with a successive growth of long-range electronic correlations below 30–40 K, where the spin susceptibility along the hard magnetization axis (the b-axis) shows a broad maximum. The experiments also imply that tiny amounts of disorder or defects locally disturb the long-range electronic correlations and develop an inhomogeneous electronic state at low temperatures, leading to a low temperature upturn observed in the bulk-susceptibility in H || a. We suggest that UTe2 would be located on the paramagnetic side near an electronic phase boundary, where either magnetic or Fermi-surface instability would be the origin of the characteristic fluctuations.},
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125Te NMR experiments in field (H) applied along the easy magnetization axis (the a-axis) revealed slow electronic dynamics developing in the paramagnetic state of UTe2. The observed slow fluctuations are concerned with a successive growth of long-range electronic correlations below 30–40 K, where the spin susceptibility along the hard magnetization axis (the b-axis) shows a broad maximum. The experiments also imply that tiny amounts of disorder or defects locally disturb the long-range electronic correlations and develop an inhomogeneous electronic state at low temperatures, leading to a low temperature upturn observed in the bulk-susceptibility in H || a. We suggest that UTe2 would be located on the paramagnetic side near an electronic phase boundary, where either magnetic or Fermi-surface instability would be the origin of the characteristic fluctuations.
879.
Y Sato, S Suetsugu, T Tominaga, Y Kasahara, S Kasahara, T Kobayashi, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, R Peters, T Shibauchi, A H Nevidomskyy, L Qian, J M Moya, E Morosan, Y Matsuda
Charge neutral fermions and magnetic field driven instability in insulating YbIr3Si7 Journal Article
In: Nature Communications, vol. 13, pp. 394, 2022.
@article{Y.Sato_NComm_2022,
title = {Charge neutral fermions and magnetic field driven instability in insulating YbIr3Si7},
author = {Y Sato and S Suetsugu and T Tominaga and Y Kasahara and S Kasahara and T Kobayashi and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and R Peters and T Shibauchi and A H Nevidomskyy and L Qian and J M Moya and E Morosan and Y Matsuda},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.13718},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-021-27541-9},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-01-19},
urldate = {2022-01-19},
journal = {Nature Communications},
volume = {13},
pages = {394},
abstract = {Kondo lattice materials, where localized magnetic moments couple to itinerant electrons, provide a very rich backdrop for strong electron correlations. They are known to realize many exotic phenomena, with a dramatic example being recent observations of quantum oscillations and metallic thermal conduction in insulators, implying the emergence of enigmatic charge-neutral fermions. Here, we show that thermal conductivity and specific heat measurements in insulating YbIr3Si7 reveal emergent neutral excitations, whose properties are sensitively changed by a field-driven transition between two antiferromagnetic phases. In the low-field phase, a significant violation of the Wiedemann-Franz law demonstrates that YbIr3Si7 is a charge insulator but a thermal metal. In the high-field phase, thermal conductivity exhibits a sharp drop below 300 mK, indicating a transition from a thermal metal into an insulator/semimetal driven by the magnetic transition. These results suggest that spin degrees of freedom directly couple to the neutral fermions, whose emergent Fermi surface undergoes a field-driven instability at low temperatures.},
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Kondo lattice materials, where localized magnetic moments couple to itinerant electrons, provide a very rich backdrop for strong electron correlations. They are known to realize many exotic phenomena, with a dramatic example being recent observations of quantum oscillations and metallic thermal conduction in insulators, implying the emergence of enigmatic charge-neutral fermions. Here, we show that thermal conductivity and specific heat measurements in insulating YbIr3Si7 reveal emergent neutral excitations, whose properties are sensitively changed by a field-driven transition between two antiferromagnetic phases. In the low-field phase, a significant violation of the Wiedemann-Franz law demonstrates that YbIr3Si7 is a charge insulator but a thermal metal. In the high-field phase, thermal conductivity exhibits a sharp drop below 300 mK, indicating a transition from a thermal metal into an insulator/semimetal driven by the magnetic transition. These results suggest that spin degrees of freedom directly couple to the neutral fermions, whose emergent Fermi surface undergoes a field-driven instability at low temperatures.
2021
878.
Y Hisamatsu, K Egashira, Y Maeno
Ogawa’s nipponium and its re-assignment to rhenium Journal Article
In: Foundations of Chemistry, 2021.
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title = {Ogawa’s nipponium and its re-assignment to rhenium},
author = {Y Hisamatsu and K Egashira and Y Maeno },
doi = {10.1007/s10698-021-09410-x},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-10-18},
urldate = {2021-10-18},
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877.
K Ishida, S Matsuzaki, M Manago, T Hattori, S Kitagawa, M Hirata, T Sasaki, D Aoki
Pairing interaction in superconducting UCoGe tunable by magnetic field Journal Article
In: Physical Review B, vol. 104, no. 14, pp. 144505, 2021.
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title = {Pairing interaction in superconducting UCoGe tunable by magnetic field},
author = {K Ishida and S Matsuzaki and M Manago and T Hattori and S Kitagawa and M Hirata and T Sasaki and D Aoki},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.14426},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.104.144505},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-10-18},
journal = {Physical Review B},
volume = {104},
number = {14},
pages = {144505},
abstract = {The mechanism of unconventional superconductivity, such as high-temperature-cuprate, Fe-based, and heavy-fermion superconductors, has been studied as a central issue in condensed-matter physics. Spin fluctuations, instead of phonons, are considered to be responsible for the formation of Cooper pairs, and many efforts have been made to confirm this mechanism experimentally. Although a qualitative consensus seems to have been obtained, experimental confirmation has not yet been achieved. This is owing to a lack of the quantitative comparison between theory and experiments. Here, we show a semiquantitative comparison between the superconducting-transition temperature ( T SC ) and spin fluctuations derived from the NMR experiment on the ferromagnetic (FM) superconductor UCoGe in which the FM fluctuations and superconductivity are tunable by external fields. The enhancement and abrupt suppression of T SC by applied fields, as well as the pressure variation of T SC around the FM criticality are well understood by the change in the FM fluctuations on the basis of the single-band spin-triplet theoretical formalism. The present comparisons strongly support the theoretical formalism of spin-fluctuation-mediated superconductivity, particularly in UCoGe.},
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The mechanism of unconventional superconductivity, such as high-temperature-cuprate, Fe-based, and heavy-fermion superconductors, has been studied as a central issue in condensed-matter physics. Spin fluctuations, instead of phonons, are considered to be responsible for the formation of Cooper pairs, and many efforts have been made to confirm this mechanism experimentally. Although a qualitative consensus seems to have been obtained, experimental confirmation has not yet been achieved. This is owing to a lack of the quantitative comparison between theory and experiments. Here, we show a semiquantitative comparison between the superconducting-transition temperature ( T SC ) and spin fluctuations derived from the NMR experiment on the ferromagnetic (FM) superconductor UCoGe in which the FM fluctuations and superconductivity are tunable by external fields. The enhancement and abrupt suppression of T SC by applied fields, as well as the pressure variation of T SC around the FM criticality are well understood by the change in the FM fluctuations on the basis of the single-band spin-triplet theoretical formalism. The present comparisons strongly support the theoretical formalism of spin-fluctuation-mediated superconductivity, particularly in UCoGe.
876.
S Kitagawa, K Ishida, A Ikeda, M Kawaguchi, S Yonezawa, Y Maeno
Peak in the superconducting transition temperature of the nonmagnetic topological line-nodal material CaSb2 under pressure Journal Article
In: Physical Review B, vol. 104, no. 6, pp. L060504, 2021.
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title = {Peak in the superconducting transition temperature of the nonmagnetic topological line-nodal material CaSb_{2} under pressure},
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url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.08992},
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date = {2021-08-17},
journal = {Physical Review B},
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number = {6},
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abstract = {Investigating the pressure dependence of the superconducting (SC) transition temperature Tc is crucial for understanding the SC mechanism.
Herein, we report on the pressure dependence of Tc in the nonmagnetic topological line-nodal material CaSb2 based on measurements of electric resistance and alternating current magnetic susceptibility.
Tc initially increases with increasing pressure and peaks at ~ 3.1 GPa. With a further increase in pressure, Tc decreases and finally becomes undetectable at 5.9 GPa.
Because no signs of phase transition or Lifshitz transition are observed in the normal state, the peculiar peak structure of Tc suggests that CaSb2 has an unconventional SC character.},
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Investigating the pressure dependence of the superconducting (SC) transition temperature Tc is crucial for understanding the SC mechanism.
Herein, we report on the pressure dependence of Tc in the nonmagnetic topological line-nodal material CaSb2 based on measurements of electric resistance and alternating current magnetic susceptibility.
Tc initially increases with increasing pressure and peaks at ~ 3.1 GPa. With a further increase in pressure, Tc decreases and finally becomes undetectable at 5.9 GPa.
Because no signs of phase transition or Lifshitz transition are observed in the normal state, the peculiar peak structure of Tc suggests that CaSb2 has an unconventional SC character.
Herein, we report on the pressure dependence of Tc in the nonmagnetic topological line-nodal material CaSb2 based on measurements of electric resistance and alternating current magnetic susceptibility.
Tc initially increases with increasing pressure and peaks at ~ 3.1 GPa. With a further increase in pressure, Tc decreases and finally becomes undetectable at 5.9 GPa.
Because no signs of phase transition or Lifshitz transition are observed in the normal state, the peculiar peak structure of Tc suggests that CaSb2 has an unconventional SC character.
875.
V Grinenko, D Das, R Gupta, B Zinkl, N Kikugawa, Y Maeno, C W Hicks, H -H Klauss, M Sigrist, R Khasanov
Unsplit superconducting and time reversal symmetry breaking transitions in Sr2RuO4 under hydrostatic pressure and disorder Journal Article
In: Nature communications, vol. 12, pp. 3920, 2021.
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title = {Unsplit superconducting and time reversal symmetry breaking transitions in Sr2RuO4 under hydrostatic pressure and disorder},
author = {V Grinenko and D Das and R Gupta and B Zinkl and N Kikugawa and Y Maeno and C W Hicks and H -H Klauss and M Sigrist and R Khasanov},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.03600},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-021-24176-8},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-06-24},
urldate = {2021-06-24},
journal = {Nature communications},
volume = {12},
pages = {3920},
abstract = {There is considerable evidence that the superconducting state of Sr2RuO4 breaks time reversal symmetry. In the experiments showing time reversal symmetry breaking, its onset temperature, TTRSB, is generally found to match the critical temperature, Tc, within resolution. In combination with evidence for even parity, this result has led to consideration of a dxz ± idyz order parameter. The degeneracy of the two components of this order parameter is protected by symmetry, yielding TTRSB = Tc, but it has a hard-to-explain horizontal line node at kz = 0. Therefore, s ± id and d ± ig order parameters are also under consideration. These avoid the horizontal line node, but require tuning to obtain TTRSB ≈ Tc. To obtain evidence distinguishing these two possible scenarios (of symmetry-protected versus accidental degeneracy), we employ zero-field muon spin rotation/relaxation to study pure Sr2RuO4 under hydrostatic pressure, and Sr1.98La0.02RuO4 at zero pressure. Both hydrostatic pressure and La substitution alter Tc without lifting the tetragonal lattice symmetry, so if the degeneracy is symmetry-protected, TTRSB should track changes in Tc, while if it is accidental, these transition temperatures should generally separate. We observe TTRSB to track Tc, supporting the hypothesis of dxz ± idyz order.},
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There is considerable evidence that the superconducting state of Sr2RuO4 breaks time reversal symmetry. In the experiments showing time reversal symmetry breaking, its onset temperature, TTRSB, is generally found to match the critical temperature, Tc, within resolution. In combination with evidence for even parity, this result has led to consideration of a dxz ± idyz order parameter. The degeneracy of the two components of this order parameter is protected by symmetry, yielding TTRSB = Tc, but it has a hard-to-explain horizontal line node at kz = 0. Therefore, s ± id and d ± ig order parameters are also under consideration. These avoid the horizontal line node, but require tuning to obtain TTRSB ≈ Tc. To obtain evidence distinguishing these two possible scenarios (of symmetry-protected versus accidental degeneracy), we employ zero-field muon spin rotation/relaxation to study pure Sr2RuO4 under hydrostatic pressure, and Sr1.98La0.02RuO4 at zero pressure. Both hydrostatic pressure and La substitution alter Tc without lifting the tetragonal lattice symmetry, so if the degeneracy is symmetry-protected, TTRSB should track changes in Tc, while if it is accidental, these transition temperatures should generally separate. We observe TTRSB to track Tc, supporting the hypothesis of dxz ± idyz order.
874.
J -C Philippe, B Baptiste, C Sow, Y Maeno, A Forget, D Colson, M Cazayous, A Sacuto, Y Gallais
Orbital dichotomy of Fermi liquid properties in Sr2RuO4 revealed by Raman spectroscopy Journal Article
In: Physical Review B, vol. 103, no. 23, pp. 235147, 2021.
@article{PhysRevB.103.235147,
title = {Orbital dichotomy of Fermi liquid properties in Sr2RuO4 revealed by Raman spectroscopy},
author = {J -C Philippe and B Baptiste and C Sow and Y Maeno and A Forget and D Colson and M Cazayous and A Sacuto and Y Gallais},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.103.235147},
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abstract = {We report a polarization-resolved Raman spectroscopy study of the orbital dependence of the quasiparticle properties in the prototypical multiband Fermi liquid
Sr2RuO4. We show that the quasiparticle scattering rate displays ω2 dependence, as expected for a Fermi liquid. In addition, we observe a clear polarization dependence in the energy and temperature dependence of the quasiparticle scattering rate and mass, with the dxz/yz orbital derived quasiparticles showing significantly more robust Fermi liquid properties than the dxy orbital derived ones. The observed orbital dichotomy of the quasiparticles is consistent with the picture of Sr2RuO4 as a Hund's metal. Our study establishes Raman scattering as a powerful probe of Fermi liquid properties in correlated metals.},
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We report a polarization-resolved Raman spectroscopy study of the orbital dependence of the quasiparticle properties in the prototypical multiband Fermi liquid
Sr2RuO4. We show that the quasiparticle scattering rate displays ω2 dependence, as expected for a Fermi liquid. In addition, we observe a clear polarization dependence in the energy and temperature dependence of the quasiparticle scattering rate and mass, with the dxz/yz orbital derived quasiparticles showing significantly more robust Fermi liquid properties than the dxy orbital derived ones. The observed orbital dichotomy of the quasiparticles is consistent with the picture of Sr2RuO4 as a Hund's metal. Our study establishes Raman scattering as a powerful probe of Fermi liquid properties in correlated metals.
Sr2RuO4. We show that the quasiparticle scattering rate displays ω2 dependence, as expected for a Fermi liquid. In addition, we observe a clear polarization dependence in the energy and temperature dependence of the quasiparticle scattering rate and mass, with the dxz/yz orbital derived quasiparticles showing significantly more robust Fermi liquid properties than the dxy orbital derived ones. The observed orbital dichotomy of the quasiparticles is consistent with the picture of Sr2RuO4 as a Hund's metal. Our study establishes Raman scattering as a powerful probe of Fermi liquid properties in correlated metals.
873.
H Takahashi, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, M Kawaguchi, A Ikeda, S Yonezawa, Y Maeno
S-Wave Superconductivity in the Dirac Line-Nodal Material CaSb2 Journal Article
In: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 90, pp. 073702, 2021.
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url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.13614},
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year = {2021},
date = {2021-06-11},
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abstract = {We performed 121/123Sb-nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) measurements on the superconducting (SC) line-nodal material CaSb2 in order to investigate electronic properties in the normal and SC states from a microscopic point of view. In the normal state, the nuclear spin–lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 for the Sb(1) site, which is responsible for the line-nodal parts, is approximately proportional to temperature, indicating the conventional Fermi liquid state. From comparison with band structure calculations, it is considered that the NQR properties related to the line-nodal character are hidden because the conventional behavior originating from Fermi-surface parts away from the nodes is dominant. In the SC state, a clear coherence peak just below the transition temperature and an exponential decrease at lower temperatures were observed in 1/T1. These results strongly suggest that conventional s-wave superconductivity with a full gap is realized in CaSb2.},
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We performed 121/123Sb-nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) measurements on the superconducting (SC) line-nodal material CaSb2 in order to investigate electronic properties in the normal and SC states from a microscopic point of view. In the normal state, the nuclear spin–lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 for the Sb(1) site, which is responsible for the line-nodal parts, is approximately proportional to temperature, indicating the conventional Fermi liquid state. From comparison with band structure calculations, it is considered that the NQR properties related to the line-nodal character are hidden because the conventional behavior originating from Fermi-surface parts away from the nodes is dominant. In the SC state, a clear coherence peak just below the transition temperature and an exponential decrease at lower temperatures were observed in 1/T1. These results strongly suggest that conventional s-wave superconductivity with a full gap is realized in CaSb2.
872.
G Nakamine, K Kinjo, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, Y Tokunaga, H Sakai, S Kambe, A Nakamura, Y Shimizu, Y Homma, D Li, F Honda, D Aoki
Inhomogeneous Superconducting State Probed by 125Te NMR on UTe2 Journal Article
In: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 90, no. 064709, pp. 7, 2021.
@article{G.Nakamine_JPSJ_2021,
title = {Inhomogeneous Superconducting State Probed by 125Te NMR on UTe2},
author = {G Nakamine and K Kinjo and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and Y Tokunaga and H Sakai and S Kambe and A Nakamura and Y Shimizu and Y Homma and D Li and F Honda and D Aoki},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.11823},
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year = {2021},
date = {2021-05-25},
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abstract = {UTe2 is a recently discovered promising candidate for a spin-triplet superconductor. In contrast to conventional spin-singlet superconductivity, spin-triplet superconductivity possesses spin and angular momentum degrees of freedom. To detect these degrees of freedom and obtain the solid evidence of spin-triplet superconductivity in UTe2, we have performed 125Te-NMR measurements, which are sensitive to the local spin susceptibility at a nuclear site. We previously reported that the shoulder signal appears in NMR spectra below the superconducting (SC) transition temperature Tc in H || b, and a slight decrease in the Knight shift along the b and c axes (Kb and Kc, respectively) below Tc at a low magnetic field H. Although the decrease in Kc vanished above 5.5 T, the decrease in Kb was independent of H up to 6.5 T. To clarify the origin of the shoulder signal and the trace of the decrease in Kb, we compared the 125Te-NMR spectra obtained when H || b and H || c and measured the 125Te-NMR spectra for H || b up to 14.5 T. The intensity of the shoulder signal observed for H || b has a maximum at ∼6 T and vanishes above 10 T, although the superconductivity is confirmed by the χAC measurements, which can survive up to 14.5 T (maximum H in the present measurement). Moreover, the decrease in Kb in the SC state starts to be small around 7 T and almost zero at 12.5 T. This indicates that the SC spin state gradually changes with the application of H. Meanwhile, in H || c, an unexpected broadening without the shoulder signals was observed below Tc at 1 T, and this broadening was quickly suppressed with increasing H. We construct the H–T phase diagram for H || b and H || c based on the NMR measurements and discuss possible SC states with the theoretical consideration. We suggest that the inhomogeneous SC state characterized by the broadening of the NMR spectrum originates from the spin degrees of freedom.},
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UTe2 is a recently discovered promising candidate for a spin-triplet superconductor. In contrast to conventional spin-singlet superconductivity, spin-triplet superconductivity possesses spin and angular momentum degrees of freedom. To detect these degrees of freedom and obtain the solid evidence of spin-triplet superconductivity in UTe2, we have performed 125Te-NMR measurements, which are sensitive to the local spin susceptibility at a nuclear site. We previously reported that the shoulder signal appears in NMR spectra below the superconducting (SC) transition temperature Tc in H || b, and a slight decrease in the Knight shift along the b and c axes (Kb and Kc, respectively) below Tc at a low magnetic field H. Although the decrease in Kc vanished above 5.5 T, the decrease in Kb was independent of H up to 6.5 T. To clarify the origin of the shoulder signal and the trace of the decrease in Kb, we compared the 125Te-NMR spectra obtained when H || b and H || c and measured the 125Te-NMR spectra for H || b up to 14.5 T. The intensity of the shoulder signal observed for H || b has a maximum at ∼6 T and vanishes above 10 T, although the superconductivity is confirmed by the χAC measurements, which can survive up to 14.5 T (maximum H in the present measurement). Moreover, the decrease in Kb in the SC state starts to be small around 7 T and almost zero at 12.5 T. This indicates that the SC spin state gradually changes with the application of H. Meanwhile, in H || c, an unexpected broadening without the shoulder signals was observed below Tc at 1 T, and this broadening was quickly suppressed with increasing H. We construct the H–T phase diagram for H || b and H || c based on the NMR measurements and discuss possible SC states with the theoretical consideration. We suggest that the inhomogeneous SC state characterized by the broadening of the NMR spectrum originates from the spin degrees of freedom.
871.
K Jenni, S Kunkemöller, P. Steffens, Y Sidis, R Bewley, Z Q Mao, Y Maeno, M Braden
Neutron scattering studies on spin fluctuations in Sr2RuO4 Journal Article
In: Physical Review B, vol. 103, no. 10, pp. 104511, 2021.
@article{K.Jenni_PRB2021,
title = {Neutron scattering studies on spin fluctuations in Sr2RuO4},
author = {K Jenni and S Kunkemöller and P. Steffens and Y Sidis and R Bewley and Z Q Mao and Y Maeno and M Braden},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.103.104511},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-03-18},
urldate = {2021-03-18},
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volume = {103},
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abstract = {The magnetic excitations in Sr2RuO4 are studied by polarized and unpolarized neutron scattering experiments as a function of temperature. At the scattering vector of the Fermi-surface nesting with a half-integer out-of-plane component, there is no evidence for the appearance of a resonance excitation in the superconducting phase. The body of existing data indicates weakening of the scattered intensity in the nesting spectrum to occur at very low energies. The nesting signal persists up to 290 K but is strongly reduced. In contrast, a quasiferromagnetic contribution maintains its strength and still exhibits a finite width in momentum space.},
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The magnetic excitations in Sr2RuO4 are studied by polarized and unpolarized neutron scattering experiments as a function of temperature. At the scattering vector of the Fermi-surface nesting with a half-integer out-of-plane component, there is no evidence for the appearance of a resonance excitation in the superconducting phase. The body of existing data indicates weakening of the scattered intensity in the nesting spectrum to occur at very low energies. The nesting signal persists up to 290 K but is strongly reduced. In contrast, a quasiferromagnetic contribution maintains its strength and still exhibits a finite width in momentum space.
870.
G Nakamine, K Kinjo, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, Y Tokunaga, H Sakai, S Kambe, A Nakamura, Y Shimizu, Y Homma, D Li, F Honda, D Aoki
Anisotropic response of spin susceptibility in the superconducting state of UTe2 probed with 125Te − NMR measurement Journal Article
In: Physical Review B, vol. 103, no. 10, pp. L100503, 2021.
@article{G.Nakamine_PRB_2021,
title = {Anisotropic response of spin susceptibility in the superconducting state of UTe2 probed with 125Te − NMR measurement},
author = {G Nakamine and K Kinjo and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and Y Tokunaga and H Sakai and S Kambe and A Nakamura and Y Shimizu and Y Homma and D Li and F Honda and D Aoki},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.02876},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.103.L100503},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-03-17},
journal = {Physical Review B},
volume = {103},
number = {10},
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abstract = {To investigate spin susceptibility in a superconducting (SC) state, we measured the 125 Te -NMR Knight shifts at magnetic fields ( H ) up to 6.5 T along the b and c axes of single-crystal UTe 2 , a promising candidate for a spin-triplet superconductor. In the SC state, the Knight shifts along the b and c axes ( K b and K c , respectively) decreased slightly, and the decrease in K b was almost constant up to 6.5 T. The reduction in K c decreased with increasing H , and K c was unchanged through the SC transition temperature at 5.5 T, excluding the possibility of spin-singlet pairing. Our results indicate that spin susceptibilities along the b and c axes slightly decrease in the SC state in low H , and the H response of SC spin susceptibility is anisotropic on the b c plane. We discuss the possible d -vector state within the spin-triplet scenario and suggest that the dominant d -vector component for the case of H ∥ b changes above 13 T, where T c increases with increasing H .},
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To investigate spin susceptibility in a superconducting (SC) state, we measured the 125 Te -NMR Knight shifts at magnetic fields ( H ) up to 6.5 T along the b and c axes of single-crystal UTe 2 , a promising candidate for a spin-triplet superconductor. In the SC state, the Knight shifts along the b and c axes ( K b and K c , respectively) decreased slightly, and the decrease in K b was almost constant up to 6.5 T. The reduction in K c decreased with increasing H , and K c was unchanged through the SC transition temperature at 5.5 T, excluding the possibility of spin-singlet pairing. Our results indicate that spin susceptibilities along the b and c axes slightly decrease in the SC state in low H , and the H response of SC spin susceptibility is anisotropic on the b c plane. We discuss the possible d -vector state within the spin-triplet scenario and suggest that the dominant d -vector component for the case of H ∥ b changes above 13 T, where T c increases with increasing H .
869.
Y-S Li, N Kikugawa, D A Sokolov, F Jerzembeck, A S Gibbs, Y Maeno, C W Hicks, J Schmalian, M Nicklas, A P Mackenzie
High-sensitivity heat-capacity measurements on Sr2RuO4 under uniaxial pressure Journal Article
In: PNAS, vol. 118, no. 10, 2021.
@article{SRO_heatcapacity_uniax,
title = {High-sensitivity heat-capacity measurements on Sr2RuO4 under uniaxial pressure},
author = {Y-S Li and N Kikugawa and D A Sokolov and F Jerzembeck and A S Gibbs and Y Maeno and C W Hicks and J Schmalian and M Nicklas and A P Mackenzie},
editor = {Z Fisk },
doi = {10.1073/pnas.2020492118},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-03-09},
urldate = {2021-03-09},
journal = {PNAS},
volume = {118},
number = {10},
abstract = {A key question regarding the unconventional superconductivity of Sr2RuO4 remains whether the order parameter is single- or two-component. Under a hypothesis of two-component superconductivity, uniaxial pressure is expected to lift their degeneracy, resulting in a split transition. The most direct and fundamental probe of a split transition is heat capacity. Here, we report measurement of heat capacity of samples subject to large and highly homogeneous uniaxial pressure. We place an upper limit on the heat-capacity signature of any second transition of a few percent of that of the primary superconducting transition. The normalized jump in heat capacity, ΔC/C, grows smoothly as a function of uniaxial pressure, favoring order parameters which are allowed to maximize in the same part of the Brillouin zone as the well-studied van Hove singularity. Thanks to the high precision of our measurements, these findings place stringent constraints on theories of the superconductivity of Sr2RuO4.},
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A key question regarding the unconventional superconductivity of Sr2RuO4 remains whether the order parameter is single- or two-component. Under a hypothesis of two-component superconductivity, uniaxial pressure is expected to lift their degeneracy, resulting in a split transition. The most direct and fundamental probe of a split transition is heat capacity. Here, we report measurement of heat capacity of samples subject to large and highly homogeneous uniaxial pressure. We place an upper limit on the heat-capacity signature of any second transition of a few percent of that of the primary superconducting transition. The normalized jump in heat capacity, ΔC/C, grows smoothly as a function of uniaxial pressure, favoring order parameters which are allowed to maximize in the same part of the Brillouin zone as the well-studied van Hove singularity. Thanks to the high precision of our measurements, these findings place stringent constraints on theories of the superconductivity of Sr2RuO4.
2020
868.
T Yamamoto, A Chikamatsu, S Kitagawa, N Izumo, S Yamashita, H Takatsu, M Ochi, T Maruyama, M Namba, W Sun, T Nakashima, F Takeiri, K Fujii, M Yashima, Y Sugisawa, M Sano, Y Hirose, D Sekiba, C M Brown, T Honda, K Ikeda, T Otomo, K Kuroki, K Ishida, T Mori, K Kimoto, T Hasegawa, H Kageyama
Strain-induced creation and switching of anion vacancy layers in perovskite oxynitrides Journal Article
In: Nature Communications, vol. 11, pp. 5923, 2020.
@article{Yamamoto_NC_2020,
title = {Strain-induced creation and switching of anion vacancy layers in perovskite oxynitrides},
author = {T Yamamoto and A Chikamatsu and S Kitagawa and N Izumo and S Yamashita and H Takatsu and M Ochi and T Maruyama and M Namba and W Sun and T Nakashima and F Takeiri and K Fujii and M Yashima and Y Sugisawa and M Sano and Y Hirose and D Sekiba and C M Brown and T Honda and K Ikeda and T Otomo and K Kuroki and K Ishida and T Mori and K Kimoto and T Hasegawa and H Kageyama},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-020-19217-7},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-11-23},
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volume = {11},
pages = {5923},
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867.
G Mattoni, S Yonezawa, F Nakamura, Y Maeno
Role of local temperature in the current-driven metal–insulator transition of Ca2RuO4 Journal Article
In: Physical Review Materials, vol. 4, no. 114414, 2020.
@article{mattoni2020role,
title = {Role of local temperature in the current-driven metal–insulator transition of Ca_{2}RuO_{4}},
author = {G Mattoni and S Yonezawa and F Nakamura and Y Maeno},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.06885},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.114414},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-11-17},
journal = {Physical Review Materials},
volume = {4},
number = {114414},
abstract = {It was recently reported that a continuous electric current is a powerful control parameter to trigger changes in the electronic structure and metal–insulator transitions (MITs) in Ca2RuO4. However, the spatial evolution of the MIT and the implications of the unavoidable Joule heating have not been clarified yet, often hindered by the difficulty to assess the local sample temperature. In this work, we perform infrared thermal imaging on single-crystal Ca2RuO4 while controlling the MIT by electric current. The change in emissivity at the phase transition allows us to monitor the gradual formation and expansion of the metallic phase upon increasing current. Our local temperature measurements indicate that, within our experimental resolution, the MIT always occurs at the same local transition temperatures, irrespective of whether it is driven by temperature or current. Our results highlight the importance of local heating, phase coexistence, and microscale inhomogeneity when studying strongly correlated materials under the flow of electric current.},
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It was recently reported that a continuous electric current is a powerful control parameter to trigger changes in the electronic structure and metal–insulator transitions (MITs) in Ca2RuO4. However, the spatial evolution of the MIT and the implications of the unavoidable Joule heating have not been clarified yet, often hindered by the difficulty to assess the local sample temperature. In this work, we perform infrared thermal imaging on single-crystal Ca2RuO4 while controlling the MIT by electric current. The change in emissivity at the phase transition allows us to monitor the gradual formation and expansion of the metallic phase upon increasing current. Our local temperature measurements indicate that, within our experimental resolution, the MIT always occurs at the same local transition temperatures, irrespective of whether it is driven by temperature or current. Our results highlight the importance of local heating, phase coexistence, and microscale inhomogeneity when studying strongly correlated materials under the flow of electric current.
866.
S. Benhabib, C. Lupien, I. Paul, L. Berges, M. Dion, M. Nardone, A. Zitouni, Z. Q. Mao, Y. Maeno, A. Georges, L. Taillefer, C. Proust
Ultrasound evidence for a two-component superconducting order parameter in Sr2RuO4 Journal Article
In: Nature Physics, vol. 17, pp. 194-198, 2020.
@article{SRO_ultrasound,
title = {Ultrasound evidence for a two-component superconducting order parameter in Sr2RuO4},
author = {S. Benhabib and C. Lupien and I. Paul and L. Berges and M. Dion and M. Nardone and A. Zitouni and Z. Q. Mao and Y. Maeno and A. Georges and L. Taillefer and C. Proust},
doi = {10.1038/s41567-020-01090-2},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-10-21},
journal = {Nature Physics},
volume = {17},
pages = {194-198},
abstract = {The quasi-two-dimensional metal Sr2RuO4 is one of the best characterized unconventional superconductors, yet the nature of its superconducting order parameter is still under debate. This information is crucial to determine the pairing mechanism of Cooper pairs. Here we use ultrasound velocity to probe the superconducting state of Sr2RuO4. This thermodynamic probe is sensitive to the symmetry of the material, and therefore, it can help in identifying the symmetry of the superconducting order parameter. Indeed, we observe a sharp jump in the shear elastic constant c66 as the temperature is increased across the superconducting transition. This directly implies that the superconducting order parameter is of a two-component nature. On the basis of symmetry arguments and given the other known properties of Sr2RuO4, we discuss which states are compatible with this requirement and propose that the two-component order parameter {dxz; dyz} is the most likely candidate.},
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The quasi-two-dimensional metal Sr2RuO4 is one of the best characterized unconventional superconductors, yet the nature of its superconducting order parameter is still under debate. This information is crucial to determine the pairing mechanism of Cooper pairs. Here we use ultrasound velocity to probe the superconducting state of Sr2RuO4. This thermodynamic probe is sensitive to the symmetry of the material, and therefore, it can help in identifying the symmetry of the superconducting order parameter. Indeed, we observe a sharp jump in the shear elastic constant c66 as the temperature is increased across the superconducting transition. This directly implies that the superconducting order parameter is of a two-component nature. On the basis of symmetry arguments and given the other known properties of Sr2RuO4, we discuss which states are compatible with this requirement and propose that the two-component order parameter {dxz; dyz} is the most likely candidate.
865.
I Kostylev, S Yonezawa, Z Wang, Y Ando, Y Maeno
Uniaxial-strain control of nematic superconductivity in SrxBi2Se3 Journal Article
In: Nature Communications, vol. 11, pp. 4152, 2020.
@article{Ivan_NatCommun_2020,
title = {Uniaxial-strain control of nematic superconductivity in SrxBi2Se3},
author = {I Kostylev and S Yonezawa and Z Wang and Y Ando and Y Maeno },
doi = {10.1038/s41467-020-17913-y},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-08-24},
journal = {Nature Communications},
volume = {11},
pages = {4152},
abstract = {Nematic states are characterized by rotational symmetry breaking without translational ordering. Recently, nematic superconductivity, in which the superconducting gap spontaneously lifts the rotational symmetry of the lattice, has been discovered. In nematic superconductivity, multiple superconducting domains with different nematic orientations can exist, and these domains can be controlled by a conjugate external stimulus. Domain engineering is quite common in magnets but has not been achieved in superconductors. Here, we report control of the nematic superconductivity and their domains of SrxBi2Se3, through externally-applied uniaxial stress. The suppression of subdomains indicates that it is the Δ4y state that is most favoured under compression along the basal Bi-Bi bonds. This fact allows us to determine the coupling parameter between the nematicity and lattice distortion. These results provide an inevitable step towards microscopic understanding and future utilization of the unique topological nematic superconductivity.},
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Nematic states are characterized by rotational symmetry breaking without translational ordering. Recently, nematic superconductivity, in which the superconducting gap spontaneously lifts the rotational symmetry of the lattice, has been discovered. In nematic superconductivity, multiple superconducting domains with different nematic orientations can exist, and these domains can be controlled by a conjugate external stimulus. Domain engineering is quite common in magnets but has not been achieved in superconductors. Here, we report control of the nematic superconductivity and their domains of SrxBi2Se3, through externally-applied uniaxial stress. The suppression of subdomains indicates that it is the Δ4y state that is most favoured under compression along the basal Bi-Bi bonds. This fact allows us to determine the coupling parameter between the nematicity and lattice distortion. These results provide an inevitable step towards microscopic understanding and future utilization of the unique topological nematic superconductivity.
864.
Y Maeno, K Hagino, T Ishiguro
Three related topics on the periodic tables of elements Journal Article
In: Foundations of Chemistry, 2020.
@article{Maeno_FC_2020,
title = {Three related topics on the periodic tables of elements},
author = {Y Maeno and K Hagino and T Ishiguro },
doi = {10.1007/s10698-020-09387-z},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-08-18},
journal = {Foundations of Chemistry},
abstract = {A large variety of periodic tables of the chemical elements have been proposed. It was Mendeleev who proposed a periodic table based on the extensive periodic law and predicted a number of unknown elements at that time. The periodic table currently used worldwide is of a long form pioneered by Werner in 1905. As the first topic, we describe the work of Pfeiffer (Naturwiss. 8:984–991, 1920), who refined Werner’s work and rearranged the rare-earth elements in a separate table below the main table for convenience. Today’s widely used periodic table essentially inherits Pfeiffer’s arrangements. Although long-form tables more precisely represent electron orbitals around a nucleus, they lose some of the features of Mendeleev’s short-form table to express similarities of chemical properties of elements when forming compounds. As the second topic, we compare various three-dimensional (3D) helical periodic tables that resolve some of the shortcomings of the long-form periodic tables in this respect. In particular, we explain how the 3D periodic table “Elementouch” (Maeno in Periodic-table-of-the-elements stationery. Design No. 1149493, Japan Patent Office. https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/d0000, 2001), which combines the s- and p-blocks into one tube, can recover features of Mendeleev’s periodic law. Finally we introduce a topic on the recently proposed nuclear periodic table based on the proton magic numbers (Hagino and Maeno in Found Chem 22:267–273, 2020). Here, the nuclear shell structure leads to a new arrangement of the elements with the proton magic-number nuclei treated like noble-gas atoms. We show that the resulting alignments of the elements in both the atomic and nuclear periodic tables are common over about two thirds of the tables because of a fortuitous coincidence in their magic numbers.},
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A large variety of periodic tables of the chemical elements have been proposed. It was Mendeleev who proposed a periodic table based on the extensive periodic law and predicted a number of unknown elements at that time. The periodic table currently used worldwide is of a long form pioneered by Werner in 1905. As the first topic, we describe the work of Pfeiffer (Naturwiss. 8:984–991, 1920), who refined Werner’s work and rearranged the rare-earth elements in a separate table below the main table for convenience. Today’s widely used periodic table essentially inherits Pfeiffer’s arrangements. Although long-form tables more precisely represent electron orbitals around a nucleus, they lose some of the features of Mendeleev’s short-form table to express similarities of chemical properties of elements when forming compounds. As the second topic, we compare various three-dimensional (3D) helical periodic tables that resolve some of the shortcomings of the long-form periodic tables in this respect. In particular, we explain how the 3D periodic table “Elementouch” (Maeno in Periodic-table-of-the-elements stationery. Design No. 1149493, Japan Patent Office. https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/d0000, 2001), which combines the s- and p-blocks into one tube, can recover features of Mendeleev’s periodic law. Finally we introduce a topic on the recently proposed nuclear periodic table based on the proton magic numbers (Hagino and Maeno in Found Chem 22:267–273, 2020). Here, the nuclear shell structure leads to a new arrangement of the elements with the proton magic-number nuclei treated like noble-gas atoms. We show that the resulting alignments of the elements in both the atomic and nuclear periodic tables are common over about two thirds of the tables because of a fortuitous coincidence in their magic numbers.
863.
T Okuno, Y Kinoshita, S Matsuzaki, S Kitagawa, K Ishida, M Hirata, T Sasaki, K Kusada, H Kitagawa
Magnetic-Field Dependence of Novel Gap Behavior Related to the Quantum-Size Effect Journal Article
In: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 89, no. 9, pp. 095002, 2020.
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title = {Magnetic-Field Dependence of Novel Gap Behavior Related to the Quantum-Size Effect},
author = {T Okuno and Y Kinoshita and S Matsuzaki and S Kitagawa and K Ishida and M Hirata and T Sasaki and K Kusada and H Kitagawa},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.07688},
doi = {10.7566/JPSJ.89.095002},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-08-03},
journal = {Journal of the Physical Society of Japan},
volume = {89},
number = {9},
pages = {095002},
abstract = {195Pt-NMR measurements of Pt nanoparticles with a mean diameter of 4.0 nm were performed in a high magnetic field of approximately μ0H = 23.3 T to investigate the low-temperature electronic state of the nanoparticles. The characteristic temperature T*, below which the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 deviates from the relaxation rate of the bulk, shows a magnetic-field dependence. This dependence supports the theoretical prediction of the appearance of discrete energy levels.},
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195Pt-NMR measurements of Pt nanoparticles with a mean diameter of 4.0 nm were performed in a high magnetic field of approximately μ0H = 23.3 T to investigate the low-temperature electronic state of the nanoparticles. The characteristic temperature T*, below which the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 deviates from the relaxation rate of the bulk, shows a magnetic-field dependence. This dependence supports the theoretical prediction of the appearance of discrete energy levels.
862.
A Ikeda, Z Guguchia, M Oudah, S Koibuchi, S Yonezawa, D Das, T Shiroka, H Luetkens, Y Maeno
Penetration depth and gap structure in the antiperovskite oxide superconductor Sr3−xSnO revealed by μSR Journal Article
In: Physical Review B, vol. 101, no. 17, pp. 174503, 2020.
@article{Ikeda_PRB_2020,
title = {Penetration depth and gap structure in the antiperovskite oxide superconductor Sr_{3−x}SnO revealed by μSR},
author = {A Ikeda and Z Guguchia and M Oudah and S Koibuchi and S Yonezawa and D Das and T Shiroka and H Luetkens and Y Maeno},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/2433/250921
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doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.101.174503},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-05-04},
journal = {Physical Review B},
volume = {101},
number = {17},
pages = {174503},
abstract = {We report a μSR study on the antiperovskite oxide superconductor Sr3−xSnO. By using transverse-field μSR, we observed an increase of the muon relaxation rate upon cooling below the superconducting transition temperature Tc =5.4 K, evidencing bulk superconductivity.
The exponential temperature dependence of the relaxation rate σ at low temperatures suggests a fully gapped superconducting state. We evaluated the zero-temperature penetration depth λ(0) ∝ 1/√σ(0) to be around 320–1020 nm. Such a large value is consistent with the picture of a doped Dirac semimetal.
Moreover, we established that the ratio Tc/λ(0)−2 is larger than those of ordinary superconductors and is comparable to those of unconventional superconductors. The relatively high Tc for small carrier density may hint at an unconventional pairing mechanism beyond the ordinary phonon-mediated pairing. In addition, zero-field μSR did not provide evidence of broken time-reversal symmetry in the superconducting state. These features are consistent with the theoretically proposed topological superconducting state in Sr3−xSnO, as well as with ordinary s-wave superconductivity.},
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We report a μSR study on the antiperovskite oxide superconductor Sr3−xSnO. By using transverse-field μSR, we observed an increase of the muon relaxation rate upon cooling below the superconducting transition temperature Tc =5.4 K, evidencing bulk superconductivity.
The exponential temperature dependence of the relaxation rate σ at low temperatures suggests a fully gapped superconducting state. We evaluated the zero-temperature penetration depth λ(0) ∝ 1/√σ(0) to be around 320–1020 nm. Such a large value is consistent with the picture of a doped Dirac semimetal.
Moreover, we established that the ratio Tc/λ(0)−2 is larger than those of ordinary superconductors and is comparable to those of unconventional superconductors. The relatively high Tc for small carrier density may hint at an unconventional pairing mechanism beyond the ordinary phonon-mediated pairing. In addition, zero-field μSR did not provide evidence of broken time-reversal symmetry in the superconducting state. These features are consistent with the theoretically proposed topological superconducting state in Sr3−xSnO, as well as with ordinary s-wave superconductivity.
The exponential temperature dependence of the relaxation rate σ at low temperatures suggests a fully gapped superconducting state. We evaluated the zero-temperature penetration depth λ(0) ∝ 1/√σ(0) to be around 320–1020 nm. Such a large value is consistent with the picture of a doped Dirac semimetal.
Moreover, we established that the ratio Tc/λ(0)−2 is larger than those of ordinary superconductors and is comparable to those of unconventional superconductors. The relatively high Tc for small carrier density may hint at an unconventional pairing mechanism beyond the ordinary phonon-mediated pairing. In addition, zero-field μSR did not provide evidence of broken time-reversal symmetry in the superconducting state. These features are consistent with the theoretically proposed topological superconducting state in Sr3−xSnO, as well as with ordinary s-wave superconductivity.
861.
G Mattoni, S Yonezawa, Y Maeno
Diamagnetic-like response from localized heating of a paramagnetic material Journal Article
In: Applied Physics Letters, vol. 116, no. 17, pp. 172405, 2020.
@article{mattoni2020diamagnetic,
title = {Diamagnetic-like response from localized heating of a paramagnetic material},
author = {G Mattoni and S Yonezawa and Y Maeno},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.04570},
doi = {10.1063/5.0006098},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-04-30},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
volume = {116},
number = {17},
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publisher = {AIP Publishing LLC},
abstract = {In the search of material properties out-of-equilibrium, the non-equilibrium steady states induced by electric current are an appealing research direction where unconventional states may emerge. However, the unavoidable Joule heating caused by flowing current calls for the development of new measurement protocols, with a particular attention to the physical properties of the background materials involved. Here, we demonstrate that localised heating can give rise to a large, spurious diamagnetic-like signal. This occurs due to the local reduction of the background magnetisation caused by the heated sample, provided that the background material has a Curie-like susceptibility. Our experimental results, along with numerical calculations, constitute an important building block for performing accurate magnetic measurements under the flow of electric current.},
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In the search of material properties out-of-equilibrium, the non-equilibrium steady states induced by electric current are an appealing research direction where unconventional states may emerge. However, the unavoidable Joule heating caused by flowing current calls for the development of new measurement protocols, with a particular attention to the physical properties of the background materials involved. Here, we demonstrate that localised heating can give rise to a large, spurious diamagnetic-like signal. This occurs due to the local reduction of the background magnetisation caused by the heated sample, provided that the background material has a Curie-like susceptibility. Our experimental results, along with numerical calculations, constitute an important building block for performing accurate magnetic measurements under the flow of electric current.
860.
A Ikeda, M Kawaguchi, S Koibuchi, T Hashimoto, T Kawakami, S Yonezawa, M Sato, Y Maeno
Superconductivity in the nonsymmorphic line-nodal compound CaSb2 Journal Article
In: Physical Review Materials, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 041801(R), 2020.
@article{Ikeda_PRR_2020,
title = {Superconductivity in the nonsymmorphic line-nodal compound CaSb_{2}},
author = {A Ikeda and M Kawaguchi and S Koibuchi and T Hashimoto and T Kawakami and S Yonezawa and M Sato and Y Maeno},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.12800},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.041801},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-04-13},
journal = {Physical Review Materials},
volume = {4},
number = {4},
pages = {041801(R)},
abstract = {We found superconductivity in CaSb2 with the transition temperature of 1.7 K by means of electrical-resistivity, magnetic-susceptibility, and specific-heat measurements. This material crystallizes in a nonsymmorphic structure and is predicted to have multiple Dirac nodal lines in the bulk electronic band structure protected by symmetry even in the presence of spin-orbit coupling. We discuss a possible topological superconductivity for the quasi-two-dimensional band originating mainly from one of the antimony sites.},
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We found superconductivity in CaSb2 with the transition temperature of 1.7 K by means of electrical-resistivity, magnetic-susceptibility, and specific-heat measurements. This material crystallizes in a nonsymmorphic structure and is predicted to have multiple Dirac nodal lines in the bulk electronic band structure protected by symmetry even in the presence of spin-orbit coupling. We discuss a possible topological superconductivity for the quasi-two-dimensional band originating mainly from one of the antimony sites.
859.
Y Yasui, K Lahabi, V F Becerra, R Fermin, M S Anwar, S Yonezawa, T Terashima, M V Milošević, J Aarts, Y Maeno
Spontaneous emergence of Josephson junctions in homogeneous rings of single-crystal Sr2RuO4 Journal Article
In: npj Quantum Materials, vol. 5, no. 1, 2020.
@article{Yasui2020,
title = {Spontaneous emergence of Josephson junctions in homogeneous rings of single-crystal Sr_{2}RuO_{4}},
author = {Y Yasui and K Lahabi and V F Becerra and R Fermin and M S Anwar and S Yonezawa and T Terashima and M V Milošević and J Aarts and Y Maeno},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.06728},
doi = {10.1038/s41535-020-0223-7},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-04-09},
journal = {npj Quantum Materials},
volume = {5},
number = {1},
abstract = {The chiral p-wave order parameter in Sr2RuO4 would make it a special case amongst the unconventional superconductors. A consequence of this symmetry is the possible existence of superconducting domains of opposite chirality. At the boundary of such domains, the locally suppressed condensate can produce an intrinsic Josephson junction. Here, we provide evidence of such junctions using mesoscopic rings, structured from Sr2RuO4 single crystals. Our order parameter simulations predict such rings to host stable domain walls across their arms. This is verified with transport experiments on loops, with a sharp transition at 1.5 K, which show distinct critical current oscillations with periodicity corresponding to the flux quantum. In contrast, loops with broadened transitions at around 3 K are void of such junctions and show standard Little–Parks oscillations. Our analysis demonstrates the junctions are of intrinsic origin and makes a compelling case for the existence of superconducting domains. © 2020, The Author(s).},
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The chiral p-wave order parameter in Sr2RuO4 would make it a special case amongst the unconventional superconductors. A consequence of this symmetry is the possible existence of superconducting domains of opposite chirality. At the boundary of such domains, the locally suppressed condensate can produce an intrinsic Josephson junction. Here, we provide evidence of such junctions using mesoscopic rings, structured from Sr2RuO4 single crystals. Our order parameter simulations predict such rings to host stable domain walls across their arms. This is verified with transport experiments on loops, with a sharp transition at 1.5 K, which show distinct critical current oscillations with periodicity corresponding to the flux quantum. In contrast, loops with broadened transitions at around 3 K are void of such junctions and show standard Little–Parks oscillations. Our analysis demonstrates the junctions are of intrinsic origin and makes a compelling case for the existence of superconducting domains. © 2020, The Author(s).
858.
S Kitagawa, K Ishida, T C Kobayashi, Y Matsubayashi, D Hirai, Z Hiroi
In: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 89, no. 5, pp. 053701, 2020.
@article{S_Kitagawa2020,
title = {Variation in Superconducting Symmetry Against Pressure on Noncentrosymmetric Superconductor Cd_{2}Re_{2}O_{7} Revealed by ^{185/187}Re Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance},
author = {S Kitagawa and K Ishida and T C Kobayashi and Y Matsubayashi and D Hirai and Z Hiroi},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.00919},
doi = {10.7566/JPSJ.89.053701},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-04-02},
journal = {Journal of the Physical Society of Japan},
volume = {89},
number = {5},
pages = {053701},
abstract = {We performed 185/187Re nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) measurements under pressure to investigate the superconducting properties of noncentrosymmetric superconductor Cd2Re2O7 under various crystal structures. The pressure dependence of superconducting transition temperature Tc determined through ac susceptibility measurements is consistent with the results of previous resistivity measurements [Kobayashi et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 80, 023715 (2011)]. Below 2.2 GPa, in the nuclear spin–lattice relaxation rate 1/T1, a clear coherence peak was observed just below Tc, indicating conventional s-wave superconductivity. In contrast, the coherence peak disappears at 3.1 GPa, suggesting a change in superconducting symmetry to the p-wave dominant state against pressure.},
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We performed 185/187Re nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) measurements under pressure to investigate the superconducting properties of noncentrosymmetric superconductor Cd2Re2O7 under various crystal structures. The pressure dependence of superconducting transition temperature Tc determined through ac susceptibility measurements is consistent with the results of previous resistivity measurements [Kobayashi et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 80, 023715 (2011)]. Below 2.2 GPa, in the nuclear spin–lattice relaxation rate 1/T1, a clear coherence peak was observed just below Tc, indicating conventional s-wave superconductivity. In contrast, the coherence peak disappears at 3.1 GPa, suggesting a change in superconducting symmetry to the p-wave dominant state against pressure.
