Gap Function with Point Nodes in Borocarbide Superconductor YNi_2B_2C

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2002-05-09

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0205178v1

Phys.Rev.Lett.89:137006,2002

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

5 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.137006

To determine the superconducting gap function of a borocarbide superconductor YNi_2B_2C, the c-axis thermal conductivity kappa_zz was measured in a magnetic field rotated in various directions relative to the crystal axes. The angular variation of kappa_zz in H rotated within the ab-plane shows a peculiar fourfold oscillation with narrow cusps. The amplitude of this fourfold oscillation becomes very small when H is rotated conically around the c-axis with a tilt angle of 45 degrees. Based on these results, we provide the first compelling evidence that the gap function of YNi_2B_2C has POINT NODES, which are located along the [100] and [010]-directions. This unprecedented gap structure challenges the current view on the pairing mechanism and on the unusual superconducting properties of borocarbide superconductors.

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