ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

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Time reversal symmetry breaking superconductivity in partially filled skutterudite PrxPt4Ge12

Abstract: The unconventional filled skutterudite superconductor, PrPt4Ge12 (Tc~7.9K), was recently discovered, for wihch zero field muon spin relaxation (ZF-MuSR) experiments reveal that time reversal symmetry (TRS) breaking occurs below Tc. ZF-MuSR experiments in the (Pr,La)Pt4Ge12 alloy series reveal that Pr-Pr intersite interactions are important for the booken TRS. Superconductivity was also discovered in partially filled skutterudite Pr0.5Pt4Ge12 (Tc ~ 7.66K), however specific heat measurements suggest that this is a conventional superconductor. We Propose to use ZF-MuSR to investigate how the TRS-breaking superconductivity of PrPt4Ge12 evolves with the Pr filled percentage.

Principal Investigator: Dr Lei Shu
Experimenter: Mr Cheng Tan
Experimenter: Mr Jian Zhang
Local Contact: Dr Pabitra Biswas
Experimenter: Mr Zhaofeng Ding
Experimenter: Mr Cheng Tan
Experimenter: Dr Adrian Hillier
Experimenter: Dr Kevin Huang

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1610186

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1610186

Part DOI Instrument Public release date Download Link
10.5286/ISIS.E.79111981 MUSR 19 April 2019 Download

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
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Data Citation

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Dr Lei Shu et al; (2016): Time reversal symmetry breaking superconductivity in partially filled skutterudite PrxPt4Ge12, STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1610186

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