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Bulk evidence for single-gap s-wave superconductivity in the intercalated graphite superconductor C_{6}Yb

Sutherland, M.; Doiron-Leyraud, N.; Taillefer, L.; Weller, T.; Ellerby, M.; Saxema, S.S.; (2007) Bulk evidence for single-gap s-wave superconductivity in the intercalated graphite superconductor C_{6}Yb. Physical Review Letters , 98 (6) 067003. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.067003. Green open access

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Abstract

We report measurements of the in-plane electrical resistivity P and thermal conductivity K of the intercalated graphite superconductor C6Yb down to temperatures as low as Tc/100. When a field is applied along the c axis, the residual electronic linear term K0/T evolves in an exponential manner for Hc1<H<Hc2/2. This activated behavior is compelling evidence for an s-wave order parameter, and is a strong argument against the possible existence of multigap superconductivity.

Type: Article
Title: Bulk evidence for single-gap s-wave superconductivity in the intercalated graphite superconductor C_{6}Yb
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.067003
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.067003
Language: English
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/9473
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