Weak inter-band coupling in Mg$^{10}$B$_{2}$: a specific heat analysis

Details Weak inter-band coupling in Mg$^{10}$B$_{2}$: a specific heat analysis Weak inter-band coupling in Mg$^{10}$B$_{2}$: a specific heat analysis

2005-08-08

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0508191v2

Phys. Rev. B 73, 064501 (2006)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

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10.1103/PhysRevB.73.064501

The superconducting state of Mg$^{10}$B$_{2}$ is investigated by specific heat measurements in detail. The specific heat in the normal state is analyzed using a recently developed computer code. This allows for an extraction of the electronic specific heat in the superconducting state with high accuracy and a fair determination of the main lattice features. One of the two investigated samples shows a hump in the specific heat at low temperatures within the superconducting state, accompanied by an unusual low value of the small gap, $\Delta_{\pi}(0)=1.32 meV$, pointing to a very weak inter-band coupling. This sample allows for a detailed analysis of the contribution from the $\pi$-band to the electronic specific heat in the superconducting state. Therefore the usual analysis method is modified, to include the individual conservation of entropy of both bands. From analyzing the deviation function $D(t)$ of MgB$_{2}$, the theoretically predicted weak inter-band coupling scenario is confirmed.

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