Time-reversal symmetry-breaking superconductivity in heavy-fermion PrOs4Sb12 detected by muon-spin relaxation |
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| Authors: | Aoki Y Tsuchiya A Kanayama T Saha S R Sugawara H Sato H Higemoto W Koda A Ohishi K Nishiyama K Kadono R |
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| Institution: | Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | We report on muon-spin relaxation measurements of the 4f(2)-based heavy-fermion superconductor filled-skutterudite Pr(Os4Sb12. The results reveal the spontaneous appearance of static internal magnetic fields below the superconducting transition temperature, providing unambiguous evidence for the breaking of time-reversal symmetry in the superconducting state. A discussion is made on which of the spin or orbital component of Cooper pairs carries a nonzero momentum. |
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