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.
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