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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 121(21): e2322270121, 2024 May 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38753515

ABSTRACT

The kagome metal CsV[Formula: see text]Sb[Formula: see text] is an ideal platform to study the interplay between topology and electron correlation. To understand the fermiology of CsV[Formula: see text]Sb[Formula: see text], intensive quantum oscillation (QO) studies at ambient pressure have been conducted. However, due to the Fermi surface reconstruction by the complicated charge density wave (CDW) order, the QO spectrum is exceedingly complex, hindering a complete understanding of the fermiology. Here, we directly map the Fermi surface of the pristine CsV[Formula: see text]Sb[Formula: see text] by measuring Shubnikov-de Haas QOs up to 29 T under pressure, where the CDW order is completely suppressed. The QO spectrum of the pristine CsV[Formula: see text]Sb[Formula: see text] is significantly simpler than the one in the CDW phase, and the detected oscillation frequencies agree well with our density functional theory calculations. In particular, a frequency as large as 8,200 T is detected. Pressure-dependent QO studies further reveal a weak but noticeable enhancement of the quasiparticle effective masses on approaching the critical pressure where the CDW order disappears, hinting at the presence of quantum fluctuations. Our high-pressure QO results reveal the large, unreconstructed Fermi surface of CsV[Formula: see text]Sb[Formula: see text], paving the way to understanding the parent state of this intriguing metal in which the electrons can be organized into different ordered states.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 131(22): 226503, 2023 Dec 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38101342

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Our measurements of ^{125}Te NMR relaxations reveal an enhancement of electronic spin fluctuations above µ_{0}H^{*}∼15 T, leading to their divergence in the vicinity of the metamagnetic transition at µ_{0}H_{m}≈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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J Phys Condens Matter ; 34(24)2022 Apr 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35203074

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The novel spin-triplet superconductor candidate UTe2was discovered only recently at the end of 2018 and already attracted enormous attention. We review key experimental and theoretical progress which has been achieved in different laboratories. UTe2is a heavy-fermion paramagnet, but following the discovery of superconductivity, it has been expected to be close to a ferromagnetic instability, showing many similarities to the U-based ferromagnetic superconductors, URhGe and UCoGe. This view might be too simplistic. The competition between different types of magnetic interactions and the duality between the local and itinerant character of the 5fUranium electrons, as well as the shift of the U valence appear as key parameters in the rich phase diagrams discovered recently under extreme conditions like low temperature, high magnetic field, and pressure. We discuss macroscopic and microscopic experiments at low temperature to clarify the normal phase properties at ambient pressure for field applied along the three axis of this orthorhombic structure. Special attention will be given to the occurrence of a metamagnetic transition atHm= 35 T for a magnetic field applied along the hard magnetic axisb. Adding external pressure leads to strong changes in the magnetic and electronic properties with a direct feedback on superconductivity. Attention is paid on the possible evolution of the Fermi surface as a function of magnetic field and pressure. Superconductivity in UTe2is extremely rich, exhibiting various unconventional behaviors which will be highlighted. It shows an exceptionally huge superconducting upper critical field with a re-entrant behavior under magnetic field and the occurrence of multiple superconducting phases in the temperature-field-pressure phase diagrams. There is evidence for spin-triplet pairing. Experimental indications exist for chiral superconductivity and spontaneous time reversal symmetry breaking in the superconducting state. Different theoretical approaches will be described. Notably we discuss that UTe2is a possible example for the realization of a fascinating topological superconductor. Exploring superconductivity in UTe2reemphasizes that U-based heavy fermion compounds give unique examples to study and understand the strong interplay between the normal and superconducting properties in strongly correlated electron systems.

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Nat Commun ; 12(1): 4341, 2021 Jul 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34290244

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Some of the highest-transition-temperature superconductors across various materials classes exhibit linear-in-temperature 'strange metal' or 'Planckian' electrical resistivities in their normal state. It is thus believed by many that this behavior holds the key to unlock the secrets of high-temperature superconductivity. However, these materials typically display complex phase diagrams governed by various competing energy scales, making an unambiguous identification of the physics at play difficult. Here we use electrical resistivity measurements into the micro-Kelvin regime to discover superconductivity condensing out of an extreme strange metal state-with linear resistivity over 3.5 orders of magnitude in temperature. We propose that the Cooper pairing is mediated by the modes associated with a recently evidenced dynamical charge localization-delocalization transition, a mechanism that may well be pertinent also in other strange metal superconductors.

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Rev Sci Instrum ; 91(9): 093902, 2020 Sep 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33003814

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Applying pressure on a material can reveal many physical properties and is a very efficient tool to understand its physics. Resistivity measurements have been the ideal probe to study metals under pressure. However, in the case of insulators, resistivity, or conductivity, it is often not the appropriate quantity characterizing the material. In this work, we present a newly developed in situ pressure tuning system that can be used over a wide temperature range (2 K-300 K) and allows changing the pressure at any temperature. We also present AC calorimetry and capacitance/loss measurements under pressure and demonstrate how this combination can be used to characterize a material that is too insulating for standard resistivity techniques.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 124(8): 086601, 2020 Feb 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32167364

ABSTRACT

Transport measurements are presented up to fields of 29 T in the recently discovered heavy-fermion superconductor UTe_{2} with magnetic field H applied along the easy magnetization a axis of the body-centered orthorhombic structure. The thermoelectric power varies linearly with temperature above the superconducting transition, T_{SC}=1.5 K, indicating that superconductivity develops in a Fermi liquid regime. As a function of field the thermoelectric power shows successive anomalies which appear at critical values of the magnetic polarization. Remarkably, the lowest magnetic field instability for H∥a occurs for the same critical value of the magnetization (0.4 µ_{B}) than the first order metamagnetic transition at 35 T for field applied along the b axis. It can be clearly identified as a Lifshitz transition. The estimated number of charge carriers at low temperature reveals a metallic ground state distinct from LDA calculations indicating that strong electronic correlations are a major issue.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 117(4): 046401, 2016 Jul 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27494485

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We present thermoelectric power and resistivity measurements in the ferromagnetic superconductor URhGe for a magnetic field applied along the hard magnetization b axis of the orthorhombic crystal. Reentrant superconductivity is observed near the spin reorientation transition at H_{R}=12.75 T, where a first order transition from the ferromagnetic to the polarized paramagnetic state occurs. Special focus is given to the longitudinal configuration, where both the electric and heat current are parallel to the applied field. The validity of the Fermi-liquid T^{2} dependence of the resistivity through H_{R} demonstrates clearly that no quantum critical point occurs at H_{R}. Thus, the ferromagnetic transition line at H_{R} becomes first order implying the existence of a tricritical point at finite temperature. The enhancement of magnetic fluctuations in the vicinity of the tricritical point stimulates the reentrance of superconductivity. The abrupt sign change observed in the thermoelectric power with the thermal gradient applied along the b axis together with the strong anomalies in the other directions is definitive macroscopic evidence that in addition a significant change of the Fermi surface appears through H_{R}.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 115(4): 046402, 2015 Jul 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26252699

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The thermal conductivity of YbRh_{2}Si_{2} has been measured down to very low temperatures under field in the basal plane. An additional channel for heat transport appears below 30 mK, both in the antiferromagnetic and paramagnetic states, respectively, below and above the critical field suppressing the magnetic order. This excludes antiferromagnetic magnons as the origin of this additional contribution to thermal conductivity. Moreover, this low temperature contribution prevails a definite conclusion on the validity or violation of the Wiedemann-Franz law at the field-induced quantum critical point.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 110(11): 116404, 2013 Mar 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25166560

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We report field and temperature dependent measurements of the thermoelectric power (TEP) and the Nernst effect in the itinerant metamagnet UCoAl. The magnetic field is applied along the easy magnetization c axis in the hexagonal crystal structure. The metamagnetic transition from the paramagnetic phase at zero field to the field induced ferromagnetic state is of first order at low temperatures and becomes a broad crossover above the critical temperature T(M)(⋆)∼11 K. The field dependence of the TEP reveals that the effective mass of the hole carriers changes significantly at the metamagnetic transition. The TEP experiment reflects the existence of different carrier types in good agreement with band structure calculations and previous Hall effect experiments. According to the temperature dependence of the TEP, no Fermi liquid behavior appears in the paramagnetic state down to 150 mK, but is achieved only in the field induced ferromagnetic state.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 110(23): 236402, 2013 Jun 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25167518

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The thermal conductivity measurements are performed on the heavy-fermion compound YbRh(2)Si(2) down to 0.04 K and under magnetic fields through a quantum critical point (QCP) at B(c)=0.66 T∥c axis. In the limit as T→0, we find that the Wiedemann-Franz law is satisfied within experimental error at the QCP despite the destruction of the standard signature of Fermi liquid. Our results place strong constraints on models that attempt to describe the nature of the unconventional quantum criticality of YbRh(2)Si(2).

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Phys Rev Lett ; 109(15): 156405, 2012 Oct 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23102346

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The thermoelectric coefficients have been measured down to a very low temperature for the Yb-based heavy-fermion compounds ß-YbAlB4 and YbRh2Si2, often considered as model systems for the local quantum criticality case. We observe a striking difference in the behavior of the Seebeck coefficient S in the vicinity of their respective quantum critical point (QCP). Approaching the critical field, S/T is enhanced in ß-YbAlB4, but drastically reduced in YbRh2Si2. The ratio of thermopower to specific heat remains constant for ß-YbAlB4, but it is significantly reduced near the QCP in YbRh2Si2. In both systems, on the other hand, the Nernst coefficient shows a diverging behavior near the QCP. The interplay between valence and magnetic quantum criticality and the additional possibility of a Lifshitz transition crossing the critical field under magnetic field are discussed as the origin of the different behaviors of these compounds.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 106(18): 186405, 2011 May 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21635111

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Measurement of the Ce valence in the heavy fermion CeCu(2)Si(2) is reported for the first time under pressure and at low temperature (T=14 K) in proximity of the superconducting region. CeCu(2)Si(2) is considered as a strong candidate for a new type of pairing mechanism related to critical valence fluctuations which could set in at high pressure in the vicinity of the second superconducting dome. A quantitative estimate of the valence in this pressure region was achieved from the measurements of the Ce L(3) edge in the high-resolution partial-fluorescence yield mode and subsequent analysis of the spectra within the Anderson impurity model. While a clear increase of the Ce valence is found, the weak electron transfer and the continuous valence change under pressure suggests a crossover regime with the hypothetical valence line terminating at a critical end point T(cr) close to zero.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 105(21): 216409, 2010 Nov 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21231334

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Shubnikov-de Haas measurements of high quality URu2Si2 single crystals reveal two previously unobserved Fermi surface branches in the so-called hidden order phase. Therefore, about 55% of the enhanced mass is now detected. Under pressure in the antiferromagnetic state, the Shubnikov-de Haas frequencies for magnetic fields applied along the crystalline c axis show little change compared with the zero pressure data. This implies a similar Fermi surface in both the hidden order and antiferromagnetic states, which strongly suggests that the lattice doubling in the antiferromagnetic phase due to the ordering vector Q(AF)=(001) already occurs in the hidden order. These measurements provide a good test for existing or future theories of the hidden order parameter.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 105(21): 217201, 2010 Nov 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21231345

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Precise resistivity measurements on the ferromagnetic superconductor UGe2 under pressure p and magnetic field H reveal a previously unobserved change of the anomaly at the Curie temperature. Therefore, the tricritical point (TCP) where the paramagnetic-to-ferromagnetic transition changes from a second order to a first order transition is located in the p-T phase diagram. Moreover, the evolution of the TCP can be followed under the magnetic field in the same way. It is the first report of the boundary of the first order plane which appears in the p-T-H phase diagram of weak itinerant ferromagnets. This line of critical points starts from the TCP and will terminate at a quantum critical point. These measurements provide the first estimation of the location of the quantum critical point in the p-H plane and will inspire similar studies of the other weak itinerant ferromagnets.

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J Phys Condens Matter ; 22(16): 164205, 2010 Apr 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21386411

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We succeeded in growing high quality single crystals of URu(2)Si(2) and performed thermal expansion measurements under pressure. Applying a magnetic field along the [001] direction in the tetragonal structure, the so-called hidden-order phase reappears after the suppression of the antiferromagnetic phase above the critical pressure P(x). We determined the pressure-temperature-field phase diagram for the paramagnetic, hidden-order and antiferromagnetic states for the [Formula: see text] direction. We also present the temperature dependence of the upper critical field H(c2) for [Formula: see text] and [100] determined by the AC specific heat measurements, corresponding to the bulk superconductivity in a high quality single crystal.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 101(23): 237205, 2008 Dec 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19113590

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Magnetic-field-induced changes of the Fermi surface play a central role in theories of the exotic quantum criticality of YbRh2Si2. We have carried out de Haas-van Alphen measurements in the magnetic-field range 8 T < or = H < or = 16 T, and directly observe field dependence of the extremal Fermi surface areas. Our data support the theory that a low-field "large" Fermi surface, including the Yb 4f quasihole, is increasingly spin split until a majority-spin branch undergoes a Lifshitz transition and disappears at H0 approximately 10 T, without requiring 4f localization at H0.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 101(4): 046401, 2008 Jul 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18764344

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New thermal conductivity experiments on the heavy-fermion superconductor CeCoIn5 down to 10 mK rule out the suggested existence of unpaired electrons. Moreover, they reveal strong multigap effects with a remarkably low "critical" field Hc2S for the small gap band, showing that the complexity of heavy-fermion band structure has a direct impact on their response under magnetic field.

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J Phys Condens Matter ; 19(24): 242204, 2007 Jun 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21694034

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The magnetically ordered ground state of CeRhIn(5) at ambient pressure and zero magnetic field is an incommensurate helicoidal phase with the propagation vector k = (1/2,1/2,0.298) and the magnetic moment in the basal plane of the tetragonal structure. We determined by neutron diffraction the two different magnetically ordered phases of CeRhIn(5) evidenced by bulk measurements under applied magnetic field in the basal plane. The low temperature high magnetic phase corresponds to a commensurate sine-wave structure of the magnetization with k = (1/2,1/2,1/4). At high temperature, the phase is incommensurate with k = (1/2,1/2,0.298) and a possible small ellipticity. The propagation vector of this phase is the same as that of the zero-field structure.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 97(11): 117002, 2006 Sep 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17025921

ABSTRACT

We report (115)In nuclear magnetic resonance measurements of the heavy-fermion superconductor CeCoIn(5) in the vicinity of the superconducting critical field H(c2) for a magnetic field applied perpendicular to the c axis. A possible inhomogeneous superconducting state, the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state, is stabilized in this part of the phase diagram. In an 11 T applied magnetic field, we observe clear signatures of the two phase transitions: the higher temperature one to the homogeneous superconducting state and the lower temperature phase transition to a FFLO state. We find that the spin susceptibility in the putative FFLO state is significantly enhanced as compared to the value in a homogeneous superconducting state. The implications of this finding for the nature of the low temperature phase are discussed.

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