Evolution of crystalline electric field effects, superconductivity, and heavy fermion behavior in the specific heat of Pr(Os$_{1-x}$Ru$_x$)$_4$Sb$_{12}$

Details Evolution of crystalline electric field effects, superconductivity, and heavy fermion behavior in the specific heat of Pr(Os$_{1-x}$Ru$_x$)$_4$Sb$_{12}$ Evolution of crystalline electric field effects, superconductivity, and heavy fermion behavior in the specific heat of Pr(Os$_{1-x}$Ru$_x$)$_4$Sb$_{12}$

2004-05-28

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0405679v2

PRB v. 71, 064508 (2005)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

16 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Physical Review B. v2: text added and figures modified

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.71.064508

Specific heat $C(T)$ measurements were made on single crystals of the superconducting filled skutterudite series Pr(Os$_{1-x}$Ru$_x$)$_4$Sb$_{12}$ down to 0.6 K. Crystalline electric field fits in the normal state produced parameters which were in agreement with previous measurements. Bulk superconductivity was observed for all values of the Ru concentration $x$ with transition temperatures consistent with previous experiments, confirming a minimum in $T_{c}$ at $x=0.6$. The $C(T)$ data below $T_{c}$ appear to be more consistent with power law behavior for $x=0$ (PrOs$_4$Sb$_{12}$), and with exponential behavior for $0.05 \leq x \leq 0.2$. An enhanced electronic specific heat coefficient $\gamma$ was observed for $x \leq 0.4$, further supporting $x \simeq 0.6$ as a critical concentration where the physical properties abruptly change. Significant enhancement of $\Delta C/T_{c}$ above the weak coupling value was only observed for $x=0$ and $x=0.05$.

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