Photoemission spectroscopic evidence of gap anisotropy in an f-electron superconductor.
We used low-temperature ultrahigh-resolution (360 microeV) photoemission spectroscopy with a laser as a photon source (Laser-PES) to study the superconducting (SC) gap of an f-electron superconductor CeRu2. The unique combination of the large escape depth expected from the known universal behavior and extremely high-energy resolution has enabled us to directly measure the bulk SC gap of an f-electron superconductor for the first time. The present study provides direct evidence for an anisotropic SC gap in CeRu2, and also demonstrates the potential of Laser-PES in investigating unconventional superconductivity realized in correlated d- and f-electron superconductors.
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Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan.
Kanetaka
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Yokoya
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Shimojima
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Kanai
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Shin
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Onuki
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Togashi
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Zhang
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Chen
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Watanabe
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