Coexistence of Antiferromagnetism and Superconductivity near the Quantum Criticality of the Heavy-Fermion Compound CeRhIn5

T. Mito, S. Kawasaki, Y. Kawasaki, G. -q. Zheng, Y. Kitaoka, D. Aoki, Y . Haga, and Y. Ōnuki
Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 077004 – Published 21 February 2003

Abstract

We report a study on the interplay between antiferromagnetism (AFM) and superconductivity (SC) in a heavy-fermion compound CeRhIn5 under pressure P=1.75   GPa. The onset of the magnetic order is evidenced from a clear split of In115 nuclear quadrupole resonance spectrum due to the spontaneous internal field below the Néel temperature TN=2.5   K. Simultaneously, bulk SC below Tc=2.0   K is demonstrated by the observation of the Meissner diamagnetism signal whose size is the same as in the exclusively superconducting phase. These results indicate that the AFM coexists homogeneously with the SC at a microscopic level.

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  • Received 14 April 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.077004

©2003 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

T. Mito1,*, S. Kawasaki1, Y. Kawasaki1, G. -q. Zheng1, Y. Kitaoka1, D. Aoki2,†, Y . Haga3, and Y. Ōnuki2

  • 1Department of Physical Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
  • 2Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
  • 3Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan

  • *Present address: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.
  • Present address: CEA, Départment de Recherche Fondamentale sur la Matière Condensée, SPSMS, 38054Grenoble Cedex 9, France.

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Vol. 90, Iss. 7 — 21 February 2003

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