Theory of “Ferrisuperconductivity” in U1xThxBe13

V. Martisovits, G. Zaránd, and D. L. Cox
Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 5872 – Published 19 June 2000
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Abstract

We construct a two component Ginzburg-Landau theory with coherent pair motion and incoherent quasiparticles for the phase diagram of U1xThxBe13. The two staggered superconducting states live at the Brillouin zone center and the zone boundary and coexist for temperatures TTc2 at concentrations xc10.02xxc20.04. We predict below Tc2 the appearance of a charge density wave (CDW) and Be-sublattice distortion. The distortion explains the muon spin relaxation anomaly; Th-impurity mediated scattering of ultrasound to CDW fluctuations explains the attenuation peak.

  • Received 8 July 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.5872

©2000 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

V. Martisovits1, G. Zaránd1,2, and D. L. Cox1

  • 1Department of Physics, University of California, Davis, California 95616
  • 2Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics, TU Budapest, H-1521 Hungary

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Vol. 84, Iss. 25 — 19 June 2000

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