Time-reversal symmetry breaking in Re-based superconductors

Abstract

To trace the origin of time-reversal symmetry breaking (TRSB) in Re-based superconductors, we performed comparative muon-spin rotation/relaxation ($\mu$SR) studies of superconducting noncentrosymmetric Re${}_{0.82}$Nb${}_{0.18}$ ($T_c=8.8$ K) and centrosymmetric Re ($T_c=2.7$ K). In Re${}_{0.82}$Nb${}_{0.18}$, the low temperature superfluid density and the electronic specific heat evidence a fully-gapped superconducting state, whose enhanced gap magnitude and specific-heat discontinuity suggest a moderately strong electron-phonon coupling. In both Re${}_{0.82}$Nb${}_{0.18}$ and pure Re, the spontaneous magnetic fields revealed by zero-field $\mu$SR below $T_c$ indicate time-reversal symmetry breaking and thus unconventional superconductivity. The concomitant occurrence of TRSB in centrosymmetric Re and noncentrosymmetric Re$T$ ($T$ = transition metal), yet its preservation in the isostructural noncentrosymmetric superconductors Mg${}_{10}$Ir${}_{19}$B${}_{16}$ and Nb${}_{0.5}$Os${}_{0.5}$, strongly suggests that the local electronic structure of Re is crucial for understanding the TRSB superconducting state in Re and Re$T$. We discuss the superconducting order parameter symmetries that are compatible with the observations.

arXiv comment3 figures, 5 pages, accepted by Physical Review Letters

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