Transport and the Order Parameter of Superconducting UPt3

Details Transport and the Order Parameter of Superconducting UPt3 Transport and the Order Parameter of Superconducting UPt3

2001-09-19

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0109360v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

7 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.65.104502

We calculate the ultrasonic absorption and the thermal conductivity in the superconducting state of UPt$_{3}$ as functions of temperature and direction of propagation and polarization. Two leading candidates for the superconducting order parameter are considered: the $E_{1g}$ and $E_{2u}$ representations. Both can fit the data except for the ultrasonic absorption in the $A$ phase. To do that, it is necessary to suppose that the system has only a single domain, and that must be chosen as the most favorable one. However, the $E_{2u}$ theory requires fine-tuning of parameters to fit the low temperature thermal conductivity. Thus, transport data favor the $E_{1g}$ theory. Measurements of the thermal conductivity as a function of pressure at low temperature could help to further distinguish the two theories.

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