Abstract
We report the first direct measurement of the effective magnetic penetration depth in oriented single crystals of κ-[BEDT-TTFCu[NCS, with (5 G)≊9 K. Results yield an effective in-plane value of (0)≊9800 Å (for ≊3 kG), and a temperature dependence consistent with conventional s-wave pairing. Comparison with the London penetration depth, (0) (estimated to be ≊5100 Å), indicates a tendency toward dirty-limit superconductivity, with the ratio of coherence length over mean free path of /≊2.7. From our results, it appears unnecessary to invoke any unconventional pairing schemes to explain the superconductivity in this material.
- Received 10 November 1989
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.1293
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