Millimetre-wave magneto-optical determination of the anisotropic superconducting order parameter in the molecular superconductor (kappa)-(BEDT-TTF)(2)Cu(NCS)(2)

We have used a novel millimetre-wave magneto-optical technique to study the angle-dependence of the high-frequency conductivity of the molecular superconductor kappa-(BEDT-TTF)(2)Cu(NCS)(2). The data, strongly suggest that the superconducting gap has nodes directed along the b and c directions of th...

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المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Schrama, J, Rzepniewski, E, Ardavan, A, Edwards, R, Singleton, J, Kurmoo, M, Day, P
التنسيق: Conference item
منشور في: 1999
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الملخص:We have used a novel millimetre-wave magneto-optical technique to study the angle-dependence of the high-frequency conductivity of the molecular superconductor kappa-(BEDT-TTF)(2)Cu(NCS)(2). The data, strongly suggest that the superconducting gap has nodes directed along the b and c directions of the crystal, in agreement with recent theoretical predictions. This supports the idea that the superconductivity in kappa-(BEDT-TTF)(2)Cu(NCS)(2) is d-wave in nature, and is mediated by spin fluctuations.