μsR measurements on Sr2RuO4 under (110) uniaxial stress

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Contributors

  • Vadim Grinenko - , Chair of Solid State Physics/Electronic Properties, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Author)
  • Rajib Sarkar - , Chair of Solid State Physics/Electronic Properties (Author)
  • Shreenanda Ghosh - , Institute of Solid State and Materials Physics, Johns Hopkins University (Author)
  • Debarchan Das - , Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) (Author)
  • Zurab Guguchia - , Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) (Author)
  • Hubertus Luetkens - , Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) (Author)
  • Ilya Shipulin - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Aline Ramires - , Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) (Author)
  • Naoki Kikugawa - , National Institute for Materials Science Tsukuba (Author)
  • Yoshiteru Maeno - , Kyoto University (Author)
  • Kousuke Ishida - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Clifford W. Hicks - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, University of Birmingham (Author)
  • Hans Henning Klauss - , Chair of Solid State Physics/Electronic Properties (Author)

Abstract

Muon spin rotation/relaxation (μSR) and polar Kerr effect measurements provide evidence for a time-reversal symmetry breaking (TRSB) superconducting state in Sr2RuO4. However, the absence of a cusp in the superconducting transition temperature (Tc) vs stress and the absence of a resolvable specific heat anomaly at TRSB transition temperature (TTRSB) under uniaxial stress challenge a hypothesis of TRSB superconductivity. Recent μSR studies under pressure and with disorder indicate that the splitting between Tc and TTRSB occurs only when the structural tetragonal symmetry is broken. To further test such behavior, we measured Tc through susceptibility measurements and TTRSB through μSR, under uniaxial stress applied along a (110) lattice direction. We have obtained preliminary evidence for suppression of TTRSB below Tc, at a rate much higher than the suppression rate of Tc.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number024508
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume107
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2023
Peer-reviewedYes