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Controlled Creation of Structural Defects in the Heavy Fermion Superconductor UPt3 and Its Influence on the Superconducting Properties

Controlled Creation of Structural Defects in the Heavy Fermion Superconductor UPt3 and Its... The superconducting properties of the heavy fermion UPt 3 have been changed by irradiation with high energy electrons which creates point defects in a reproducible and controled way. Measurements of the residual resistivity, critical temperature, upper critical field and thermal conductivity have been realized on these irradiated samples. The strong suppresion of superconductivity with increasing defect concentration is in agreement with the theory of unconventional superconductivity. However, our thermal conductivity data contradicts the simple predictions derived from the most popular modelsE 1g and E 2u) of the superconducting order parameter in UPt 3 . http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Low Temperature Physics Springer Journals

Controlled Creation of Structural Defects in the Heavy Fermion Superconductor UPt3 and Its Influence on the Superconducting Properties

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1999 by Plenum Publishing Corporation
Subject
Physics; Condensed Matter Physics; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials
ISSN
0022-2291
eISSN
1573-7357
DOI
10.1023/A:1021711610128
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Abstract

The superconducting properties of the heavy fermion UPt 3 have been changed by irradiation with high energy electrons which creates point defects in a reproducible and controled way. Measurements of the residual resistivity, critical temperature, upper critical field and thermal conductivity have been realized on these irradiated samples. The strong suppresion of superconductivity with increasing defect concentration is in agreement with the theory of unconventional superconductivity. However, our thermal conductivity data contradicts the simple predictions derived from the most popular modelsE 1g and E 2u) of the superconducting order parameter in UPt 3 .

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Journal of Low Temperature PhysicsSpringer Journals

Published: Oct 14, 2004

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