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Spectroscopic evidence for multiple order parameter components in the heavy fermion superconductor CeCoIn5
P M C Rourke1, M A Tanatar, C S Turel
1Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A7 Canada.
Abstract:
Point-contact spectroscopy was performed on single crystals of the heavy-fermion superconductor CeCoIn(5) between 150 mK and 2.5 K. A pulsed measurement technique ensured minimal Joule heating over a wide voltage range. The spectra show Andreev-reflection characteristics with multiple structures which depend on junction impedance. Spectral analysis using the generalized Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk formalism for d-wave pairing revealed two coexisting order parameter components with amplitudes Delta(1) = 0.95 +/- 0.15 meV and Delta(2) = 2.4 +/- 0.3 meV, which evolve differently with temperature. Our observations indicate a highly unconventional pairing mechanism, possibly involving multiple bands.
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