Evolution of Superconducting H$_{c2}$ Transition with La-Doping in Ce$_{1-x}$La$_x$CoIn$_5$

ORAL

Abstract

Recent measurements of the heavy-fermion superconductor CeCoIn$_5$ have revealed a field-tuned quantum critical point which coincides with a {\it first-order} superconducting transition H$_{c2}$ as $T \to 0$ [1], resulting in a completely unique and intriguing H-T phase diagram with no known magnetic phase. By substituting La for Ce, a gradual destruction of the superconducting phase allows an investigation of the correlation between the order of H$_{c2}$ and the field-tuned quantum critical behaviour. Here we report low temperature heat and charge transport measurements of Ce$_{1-x}$La$_x$CoIn$_5$ as a function of field and doping, revealing an intriguing evolution of the quantum critical behaviour in this system. \newline \newline [1] J. Paglione {\it et al.}, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 246405 (2003).

Authors

  • Johnpierre Paglione

    • University of Toronto
  • M.A. Tanatar

  • E. Boaknin

  • D.G. Hawthorn

  • R.W. Hill

    • University of Waterloo
  • M. Sutherland

    • University of Toronto
    • University of Cambridge
    • Dept. Physics, University of Toronto
  • Louis Taillefer

    • D\'ept. Physique, Universit\'e de Sherbrooke
  • Cedomir Petrovic

    • Dept. Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory
    • Brookhaven National Laboratory
    • BNL
    • Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory