Communications Physics (Feb 2023)
Ubiquitous spin freezing in the superconducting state of UTe2
- Shyam Sundar,
- Nasrin Azari,
- Mariah R. Goeks,
- Shayan Gheidi,
- Mae Abedi,
- Michael Yakovlev,
- Sarah R. Dunsiger,
- John M. Wilkinson,
- Stephen J. Blundell,
- Tristin E. Metz,
- Ian M. Hayes,
- Shanta R. Saha,
- Sangyun Lee,
- Andrew J. Woods,
- Roman Movshovich,
- Sean M. Thomas,
- Nicholas P. Butch,
- Priscila F. S. Rosa,
- Johnpierre Paglione,
- Jeff E. Sonier
Affiliations
- Shyam Sundar
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
- Nasrin Azari
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
- Mariah R. Goeks
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
- Shayan Gheidi
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
- Mae Abedi
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
- Michael Yakovlev
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
- Sarah R. Dunsiger
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
- John M. Wilkinson
- Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Department of Physics
- Stephen J. Blundell
- Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Department of Physics
- Tristin E. Metz
- Maryland Quantum Materials Center, Department of Physics, University of Maryland
- Ian M. Hayes
- Maryland Quantum Materials Center, Department of Physics, University of Maryland
- Shanta R. Saha
- Maryland Quantum Materials Center, Department of Physics, University of Maryland
- Sangyun Lee
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Andrew J. Woods
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Roman Movshovich
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Sean M. Thomas
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Nicholas P. Butch
- Maryland Quantum Materials Center, Department of Physics, University of Maryland
- Priscila F. S. Rosa
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Johnpierre Paglione
- Maryland Quantum Materials Center, Department of Physics, University of Maryland
- Jeff E. Sonier
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-023-01146-8
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 6,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
UTe2 receives significant attention as it may be an example of a spin-triplet superconductor but many features of this material are still to be fully understood. Here, the authors use muon spin rotation to investigate the existence of low-temperature magnetic clusters in single crystals of UTe2 and discuss the potential relationship with the temperature dependent behaviour of the specific heat.
