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Signature of superconductivity in UBe13 as seen by neutron scattering: Superconducting and magnetic energy scales

Hiess, Arno LU ; Schneidewind, A. ; Stockert, O. and Fisk, Z. (2014) In Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics) 89(23).
Abstract
We here present inelastic neutron scattering results on the strongly correlated cubic superconductor UBe13 (T-c = 0.85 K) obtained on a large single crystal by high-resolution cold neutron three-axis spectroscopy. We observed spin dynamics at a unique momentum space position building up below T similar to 50 K and changing significantly on entering the superconducting state. The observed short-range longitudinal character of the correlations can be understood as a result of competing magnetic interactions. The energy dependence in the normal state reflects the energy scales determined from specific heat, whereas the low-temperature data suggest the opening of a superconducting gap. Our findings are consistent with a superconducting order... (More)
We here present inelastic neutron scattering results on the strongly correlated cubic superconductor UBe13 (T-c = 0.85 K) obtained on a large single crystal by high-resolution cold neutron three-axis spectroscopy. We observed spin dynamics at a unique momentum space position building up below T similar to 50 K and changing significantly on entering the superconducting state. The observed short-range longitudinal character of the correlations can be understood as a result of competing magnetic interactions. The energy dependence in the normal state reflects the energy scales determined from specific heat, whereas the low-temperature data suggest the opening of a superconducting gap. Our findings are consistent with a superconducting order parameter exhibiting s +/- or d-wave symmetry and placing pure UBe13 in the strong coupling regime. (Less)
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  author       = {{Hiess, Arno and Schneidewind, A. and Stockert, O. and Fisk, Z.}},
  issn         = {{1098-0121}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{23}},
  publisher    = {{American Physical Society}},
  series       = {{Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)}},
  title        = {{Signature of superconductivity in UBe13 as seen by neutron scattering: Superconducting and magnetic energy scales}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.89.235118}},
  doi          = {{10.1103/PhysRevB.89.235118}},
  volume       = {{89}},
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