Superconducting ground state study of valence skip compound AgSnSe${}_2$

Abstract

The valence-skipped superconductors are natural candidates for unconventional superconductivity, as they can exhibit a negative effective, attractive interaction for electron-pairing. This work reports comprehensive XRD, magnetization, specific heat and muon spin rotation and relaxation measurements ($\mu$SR) on a valence-skipped compound: AgSnSe${}_2$. The temperature dependence of the electronic specific heat ($C_{el}(T)$) and of the upper critical field ($H_{c2}(T)$) provide evidence of two-gap superconductivity, which is also confirmed by our transverse-field $\mu$SR measurements. Our zero-field $\mu$SR measurements suggest preserved time-reversal symmetry in the superconducting ground state of AgSnSe${}_2$.

arXiv comment8 pages, 6 figures

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