Unconventional superconductivity in single crystal Lu$_{2}$Fe$_{3}$Si$_{5}$

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Abstract

Dynamic magnetic susceptibility for a single crystal of the ternary superconductor Lu$_{2}$Fe$_{3}$Si$_{5}$ has been measured using a tunnel diode resonator (TDR) technique. The London penetration depth exhibits non-exponential temperature dependence. We analyze the obtained superfluid density by comparing models of two-gap superconductivity, a gap with nodes or a highly anisotropic gap. The upper critical field is highly anisotropic and is unusually large. Furthermore, hysteresis in the susceptibility implies unusually strong temperature dependence of the critical current. The results are discussed in terms of possible unconventional behavior of this low-T$_{c}$ superconductor.

*Supported by the DOE-BES (contract No. DE-AC02-07CH11358) and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Authors

  • R. Gordon

    • Ames Laboratory
  • M.D. Vannette

    • Iowa State University, Dept of Physics \& Astronomy and Ames Laboratory
    • Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA 50011
    • Ames Laboratory
  • C. Martin

    • Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA 50011
    • Ames Laboratory
  • T. Tamegai

    • Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Y. Nakajima

    • Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Ruslan Prozorov

    • Iowa State University, Dept of Physics \& Astronomy and Ames Laboratory
    • Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA 50011
    • Ames Laboratory
    • Iowa State University