Magnetic quantum critical point and superconductivity in UPt3 doped with Pd

Citation
A. De Visser et al., Magnetic quantum critical point and superconductivity in UPt3 doped with Pd, PHYS REV L, 85(14), 2000, pp. 3005-3008
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
14
Year of publication
2000
Pages
3005 - 3008
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20001002)85:14<3005:MQCPAS>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Transverse-field muon spin relaxation measurements have been carried out on the heavy-fermion superconductor UPt3 doped with small amounts of Pd. We f ind that the critical Pd concentration for the emergence of the large-momen t antiferromagnetic phase is similar to 0.6at.%Pd. At the same Pd content, superconductivity is completely suppressed. The existence of a magnetic qua ntum critical point in the phase diagram, which coincides with the critical point for superconductivity, provides evidence for ferromagnetic spin-fluc tuation mediated odd-parity superconductivity, which competes with antiferr omagnetic order.