Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2011-11-21
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
The first heavy fermion superconductor CeCu$_2$Si$_2$ has not revealed all its striking mysteries yet. At high pressures, superconductivity is supposed to be mediated by valence fluctuations, in contrast to ambient pressure, where spin fluctuations most likely act as pairing glue. We have carried out a multiprobe (electric transport, thermopower, ac specific heat, Hall and Nernst effects) experiment up to $7 \text{GPa}$ on a high quality CeCu$_2$Si$_2$ single crystal. Reliable resistivity data reveal for the first time a scaling behavior close to the supposed valence transition, and allow to locate the critical end point at $4.5\pm0.2 \text{GPa}$ and a slightly negative temperature. In the same pressure region, remarkable features have also been detected in the other physical properties, acting as further signatures of the Ce valence crossover and the associated critical fluctuations.
Georges Antoine
Jaccard Didier
Ruetschi A.-S.
Sengupta Kausik
Seyfarth Gabriel
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