Possible singlet-to-triplet pairing transition in NaxCoO 2·yH2O

M. M. Maśka; M. Mierzejewski; B. Andrzejewski; M. L. Foo; R. J. Cava; T. Klimczuk

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.70.144516

Possible singlet-to-triplet pairing transition in Na_xCoO ₂·yH₂O

M. M. Maśka, M. Mierzejewski, B. Andrzejewski, M. L. Foo, R. J. Cava, T. Klimczuk

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We present precise measurements of the upper critical field (H _c2) in the recently discovered cobalt oxide superconductor. We have found that the critical field has an unusual temperature dependence; namely, there is an abrupt change of the slope of H_c2(T) in a weak-field regime. In order to explain this result we have derived and solved Gor'kov equations on a triangular lattice. Our experimental results may be interpreted in terms of the field-induced transition from singlet to triplet superconductivity.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	144516
Pages (from-to)	144516-1-144516-5
Journal	Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume	70
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.70.144516
State	Published - Oct 2004

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Condensed Matter Physics

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