Broken time-reversal symmetry probed by muon spin relaxation in the caged type superconductor Lu${}_5$Rh${}_6$Sn${}_{18}$

Abstract

The superconducting state of the caged type compound Lu${}_5$Rh${}_6$Sn${}_{18}$ has been investigated by using magnetization, heat capacity, and muon-spin relaxation or rotation ($\mu$SR) measurements and the results interpreted on the basis of the group theoretical classifications of the possible pairing symmetries and a simple model of the resulting quasiparticle spectra. Our zero-field $\mu$SR measurements clearly reveal the spontaneous appearance of an internal magnetic field below the transition temperature, which indicates that the superconducting state in this material is characterized by the broken time-reversal symmetry. Further the analysis of temperature dependence of the magnetic penetration depth measured using the transverse field $\mu$SR measurements suggest an isotropic $s$-wave character for the superconducting gap. This is in agreement with the heat capacity behavior and we show that it can be interpreted in terms of a non unitary triplet state with point nodes and an open Fermi surface.

5 pages, 5 figures, SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL. appears in Physical Review B: Rapid Communications (2015)

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