Field-induced transition within the superconducting state of CeRh2As2

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Beitragende

  • S. Khim - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Autor:in)
  • J. F. Landaeta - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Autor:in)
  • J. Banda - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Autor:in)
  • N. Bannor - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Autor:in)
  • M. Brando - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Autor:in)
  • P. M.R. Brydon - , University of Otago (Autor:in)
  • D. Hafner - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Autor:in)
  • R. Küchler - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Autor:in)
  • R. Cardoso-Gil - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Autor:in)
  • U. Stockert - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Autor:in)
  • A. P. Mackenzie - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, University of St Andrews (Autor:in)
  • D. F. Agterberg - , University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Autor:in)
  • C. Geibel - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Autor:in)
  • E. Hassinger - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Technische Universität München (Autor:in)

Abstract

Materials with multiple superconducting phases are rare. Here, we report the discovery of two-phase unconventional superconductivity in CeRh2As2. Using thermodynamic probes, we establish that the superconducting critical field of its high-field phase is as high as 14 tesla, even though the transition temperature is only 0.26 kelvin. Furthermore, a transition between two different superconducting phases is observed in a c axis magnetic field. Local inversion-symmetry breaking at the cerium sites enables Rashba spin-orbit coupling alternating between the cerium sublayers. The staggered Rashba coupling introduces a layer degree of freedom to which the field-induced transition and high critical field seen in experiment are likely related.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)1012-1016
Seitenumfang5
FachzeitschriftScience
Jahrgang373
Ausgabenummer6558
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 27 Aug. 2021
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 34446602

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