New Superconducting and Magnetic Phases Emerge on the Verge of Antiferromagnetism in CeIn${}_3$

Abstract

We report the discovery of new superconducting and novel magnetic phases in CeIn${}_3$ on the verge of antiferromagnetism (AFM) under pressure ($P$) through the In-nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) measurements. We have found a $P$-induced phase separation of AFM and paramagnetism (PM) without any trace for a quantum phase transition in CeIn${}_3$. A new type of superconductivity (SC) was found in $P=2.28-2.5$ GPa to coexist with AFM that is magnetically separated from PM where the heavy fermion SC takes place. We propose that the magnetic excitations such as spin-density fluctuations induced by the first-order magnetic phase transition might mediate attractive interaction to form Cooper pairs.

arXiv comment4 pages, 4 EPS figures, submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jpn

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