2012年
Specific Heat Study of the Non-centrosymmetric Superconductor LaPt3Si in Magnetic Fields
26TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS (LT26), PTS 1-5
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- 400
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- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(国際会議プロシーディングス)
- DOI
- 10.1088/1742-6596/400/2/022079
- 出版者・発行元
- IOP PUBLISHING LTD
We have measured the specific heat of poly- and single-crystalline LaPt3Si samples in various magnetic fields. In zero magnetic field, we observed distinct superconducting transitions at T-c similar to 0.64 K and 0.61 K for the poly- and single crystals, respectively. Temperature T dependences of the specific heat C of both samples around T-c resembled each other and could be well described by an exponential equation for a conventional superconductor at low temperatures. In a magnetic field, a characteristic peak of C/T appeared while the T-c was considerably suppressed. These trends were pronounced for the single crystal. The transition of the polycrystal became broad above 40 Oe and a characteristic tail appeared at temperatures above the peak of C/T. We suggest that the tail is induced by domains that have crystallographic disorders of the non-centrosymmetry and a higher critical magnetic field than that of the bulk. These domains became superconducting at temperatures above the peak of C/T, and then formed the tail. Both the poly- and single-crystalline LaPt3Si samples have been found to show characteristics that are in-between those of type-I and type-II superconductors.
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- DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/400/2/022079
- ISSN : 1742-6588
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000314977100167