Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2007-04-12
Phys. Rev. B 76, 014523 (2007)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
17 pages (only 4 pages included here. go to http://hiroi.issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp/Published%20papers/K-SC6.pdf for full pages), to
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.76.014523
Superconducting and normal-state properties of the beta-pyrochlore oxide KOs2O6 are studied by means of thermodynamic and transport measurements. It is shown that the superconductivity is of conventional s-wave type and lies in the extremely strong-coupling regime. Specific heat and resistivity measurements reveal that there are characteristic low-energy phonons that give rise to unusual scattering of carriers due to strong electron-phonon interactions. The entity of the low-energy phonons is ascribed to the heavy rattling of the K ion confined in an oversized cage made of OsO6 octahedra. It is suggested that this electron-rattler coupling mediates the Cooper pairing, resulting in the extremely strong-coupling superconductivity.
Hiroi Zenji
Nagao Yohei
Yamaura J.
Yonezawa Shigeki
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