Microwave conductivity and penetration depth in the heavy fermion superconductor CeCoIn5.
The electrodynamic properties of the quasi-two-dimensional heavy fermion superconductor CeCoIn5 have been investigated by microwave surface impedance measurements over a wide range of microwave frequencies and temperatures. We derive a value penetration depth lambda(0) approximately 190 nm, with a strong linear term in the temperature dependence of lambda(T) below T(c)/3, consistent with a superconducting gap with line nodes. The real part of the conductivity displays a broad peak at low temperatures consistent with a decreased scattering rate of almost 2 orders of magnitude below T(c). CeCoIn5 has remarkably similar properties to those of the high-T(c) cuprates.
Ormeno
Rodrigo J
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School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom.
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Gough
Colin E
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Fisher
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