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May, 2007

NMR observation of rattling phonons in the pyrochlore superconductor KOs2O6

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
  • M. Yoshida
  • ,
  • K. Arai
  • ,
  • R. Kaido
  • ,
  • M. Takigawa
  • ,
  • S. Yonezawa
  • ,
  • Y. Muraoka
  • ,
  • Z. Hiroi

Volume
98
Number
19
First page
197002
Last page
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.197002
Publisher
AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOC

We report nuclear magnetic resonance studies on the beta-pyrochlore oxide superconductor KOs2O6. The nuclear relaxation at the K sites is entirely caused by fluctuations of the electric field gradient, which we ascribe to highly anharmonic low frequency oscillation (rattling) of K ions. A phenomenological analysis shows a crossover from overdamped to underdamped behavior of the rattling phonons with decreasing temperature and its sudden sharpening below the superconducting transition temperature T-c. Suppression of the Hebel-Slichter peak in the relaxation rate at the O sites below T-c also indicates strong electron-phonon coupling.

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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.197002
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https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000246413200046&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.197002
  • ISSN : 0031-9007
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000246413200046

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