Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2010-06-02
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
2 pages, 1 figure, to appear as a Comment in Physical Review Letters
Scientific paper
Cichorek et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 107002 (2005)] reported enhancements of the lower critical field Hc1(T) and critical current in superconducting PrOs4Sb12 below a transition temperature Tc3 ~ 0.6 K, and speculated that this reflects a transition between superconducting phases. Features have been observed near Tc3 in other properties, but not in the specific heat. We report muon spin rotation measurements of the penetration depth in the vortex state of PrOs4Sb12 near Hc1(T), that to high accuracy exhibit no anomaly Tc3 and therefore cast doubt on the putative phase transition.
Aoki Yasumichi
Hillier Adrian D.
Kikuchi Daisuke
Mackie J. M.
MacLaughlin D. E.
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