Abstract
We report the discovery of new superconducting and novel magnetic phases in CeIn3 on the verge of antiferromagnetism (AFM) under pressure (P) through the In-nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) measurements. We have found a P-induced phase separation of AFM and paramagnetism (PM) without any trace of a quantum phase transition in CeIn3. A new type of superconductivity (SC) was found, under P = 2.28-2.5 GPa, to coexist with AFM. It is magnetically separated from PM where the heavy fermion SC takes place. We propose that the magnetic excitations such as spin-density fluctuations induced by the first-order magnetic phase transition might mediate attractive interaction to form Cooper pairs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1647-1650 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | journal of the physical society of japan |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CeIn
- First-order phase transition
- Heavy fermion
- NQR
- Pressure
- Superconductivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)