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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438124403321

Autore

Okazaki Ryuji

Titolo

Hidden Order and Exotic Superconductivity in the Heavy-Fermion Compound URu2Si2 / / by Ryuji Okazaki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

4-431-54592-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (114 p.)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

530.41

Soggetti

Superconductivity

Superconductors

Low temperatures

Optical materials

Electronics - Materials

Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity

Low Temperature Physics

Optical and Electronic Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Heavy-Fermion Superconductor URu2Si2 -- Magnetic torque Study on the Hidden-Order Phase -- Lower Critical Field Study on the Superconducting Phase -- Vortex Lattice Melting Transition -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

In this thesis, the author investigates hidden-order phase transition at T0 = 17.5 K in the heavy-fermion URu2Si2. The four-fold rotational symmetry breaking in the hidden order phase, which imposes a strong constraint on the theoretical model, is observed through the magnetic torque measurement. The translationally invariant phase with broken rotational symmetry is interpreted as meaning that the hidden-order phase is an electronic “nematic” phase. The observation of such nematicity in URu2Si2 indicates a ubiquitous nature among the strongly correlated electron systems. The author also studies the superconducting state of URu2Si2 below Tc = 1.4 K, which coexists with the hidden-order phase. A peculiar vortex penetration in the



superconducting state is found, which may be related to the rotational symmetry breaking in the hidden-order phase. The author also identifies a vortex lattice melting transition. This transport study provides essential clues to the underlying issue of quasiparticle dynamics as to whether a quasiparticle Bloch state is realized in the periodic vortex lattice.