K. Kanoda et al., NMR RELAXATION RATE IN THE SUPERCONDUCTING STATE OF THE ORGANIC CONDUCTOR KAPPA-(BEDT-TTF)(2)CU[N(CN)(2)]BR, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 54(1), 1996, pp. 76-79
The C-13 nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate, T-13(1)-1 has been meas
ured in the superconducting state of kappa-(BEDT-TTF)(2)Cu[N(CN)(2)]Br
in a field parallel to the conducting layers. The T-13(1)-1 exhibits
an abrupt decrease just below the transition temperature without any i
ndication of the Hebel-Slichter coherence peak. By separation of the v
ortex-dynamics contribution to T-13(1)-1 with the use of H-1-NMR, the
quasiparticle contribution to T-13(1)-1 is found to follow a T-3 law t
hat is consistent with unconventional superconductivity with line node
s in gap parameter on the Fermi surface or highly anisotropic supercon
ductivity.