Field-Tuned Quantum Critical Point in CeCoIn$_5$ Near the Superconducting Upper Critical Field

Details Field-Tuned Quantum Critical Point in CeCoIn$_5$ Near the Superconducting Upper Critical Field Field-Tuned Quantum Critical Point in CeCoIn$_5$ Near the Superconducting Upper Critical Field

2004-09-29

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0409750v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

7 pages, 4 figures, Submitted to PRB

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.71.104528

We report a systematic study of high magnetic field specific heat and resistivity in single crystals of CeCoIn_5 for the field oriented in the basal plane (H//ab) of this tetragonal heavy fermion superconductor. We observe a divergent electronic specific heat as well as an enhanced A coefficient of the T^{2} law in resistivity at the lowest temperatures, as the field approaches the upper critical field of the superconducting transition. Together with the results for field along the tetragonal axis (H//c), the emergent picture is that of a magnetic field tuned quantum critical point which exists in the vicinity of the superconducting H_{c2} despite a variation of a factor of 2.4 in H_{c2} for different field orientations. This suggests an underlying physical reason exists for the superconducting H_{c2} to coincide with the quantum critical field. Moreover, we show that the recovery of a Fermi Liquid ground state with increasing magnetic field is more gradual, meaning that the fluctuations responsible for the observed quantum critical phenomena are more robust with respect to magnetic field, when the magnetic field is applied in-plane. Together with the close proximity of the quantum critical point and H_{c2} in CeCoIn_5 for both field orientation, the anisotropy in the recovery of the Fermi liquid state might constitute an important piece of information in identifying the nature of the fluctuations that become critical.

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