Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2002-10-07
Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 177001 (2003)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.177001
Field-angle dependent heat capacity of the non-magnetic borocarbide superconductor YNi2B2C reveals a clear fourfold oscillation, the first observation of its kind. The observed angular variations were analyzed as a function of magnetic field angle, field intensity and temperature to provide its origin. The quantitative agreement between experiment and theory strongly suggests that we are directly observing nodal quasiparticles generated along <100> by the Doppler effect. The results demonstrate that field-angle heat capacity can be a powerful tool in probing the momentum-space gap structure in unconventional superconductors such as high Tc cuprates, heavy fermion superconductors, etc.
Choi Eun Mi
Kim Heon Jung
Lee Sung-Ik
Park Tuson
Salamon Myron B.
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