First observation of the de Haas-van Alphen effect and Fermi surfaces in the unconventional superconductor UTe

青木 大*; 酒井 宏典; Opletal, P.; 常盤 欣文; 石塚 淳*; 柳瀬 陽一*; 播磨 尚朝*; 仲村 愛*; Li, D.*; 本間 佳哉*; et al.

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 91(8), p.083704_1 - 083704_5, 2022/08

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.91.083704

de Haas-van Alphen oscillation was successfully observed in an unconventional superconductor UTe using high-quality single crystals. From this observation, Fermi surfaces of this compound were determined to be cylinders elongated along the c-direction, in consistent with theoretical expectation. However, the extremely large cyclotron effective masses ranging 32 to 57 m, in consistent with the electronic specific heat, far exceed calculated values.

Observation of longitudinal magnetic fluctuations at a first-order ferromagnetic quantum phase transition in UGe

野間 雄一郎*; 小手川 恒*; 久保 徹郎*; 藤 秀樹*; 播磨 尚朝*; 芳賀 芳範; 山本 悦嗣; 大貫 惇睦*; 伊藤 公平*; 仲村 愛*; et al.

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 90(7), p.073707_1 - 073707_5, 2021/07

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.90.073707

Ferromagnetic fluctuation relevant to the pressure-induced superconductivity in UGe is investigated by means of NMR spectroscopy. Longitudinal magnetic fluctuations were observed in the spin-echo decay rate near the ferromagnetic critical point where superconductivity takes place. This result strongly suggests that superconductivity in ferromagnets is universally mediated by anisotropic magnetic fluctuations.

Quasi-one-dimensional magnetic interactions and conduction electrons in EuCu and EuAu with the characteristic hexagonal structure

松田 進弥*; 太田 譲二*; 仲井間 憲李*; 伊覇 航*; 郷地 順*; 上床 美也*; 中島 美帆*; 天児 寧*; 本多 史憲*; 青木 大*; et al.

Philosophical Magazine, 100(10), p.1244 - 1257, 2020/04

https://doi.org/10.1080/14786435.2019.1708498

Single crystal samples of EuCu and EuAu have been successfully prepared. Using those samples, magnetic and electronic anisotropy has been clarified. Magnetic moment in the ferromagnetic state points to the hexagonal -axis for both compounds. Electronic anisotropy was found in both electrical resistivity and Fermi surface topology. These anisotropic characteristics are accounted for by the unique hexagonal structure.

Single crystal growth and unique electronic states of cubic chiral EuPtSi and related compounds

大貫 惇睦*; 垣花 将司*; 伊覇 航*; 仲井間 憲李*; 青木 大*; 仲村 愛*; 本多 史憲*; 中島 美帆*; 天児 寧*; 郷地 順*; et al.

JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 29, p.012001_1 - 012001_9, 2020/02

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSCP.29.012001

EuPtSi with the cubic chiral structure exhibits a skyrmion phase under magnetic field. We succeeded in growing high-quality single crystals by the Bridgman method. Fermi surface splitting reflecting the noncentrosymmetric structure was successfully observed experimentally.

Odd-parity electronic multipolar ordering in URuSi; Conclusions from Si and Ru NMR measurements

神戸 振作; 徳永 陽; 酒井 宏典; 服部 泰佑; 比嘉 野乃花; 松田 達磨*; 芳賀 芳範; Walstedt, R. E.*; 播磨 尚朝*

Physical Review B, 97(23), p.235142_1 - 235142_10, 2018/06

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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.235142

We report Si and Ru NMR measurements on high-quality, single-crystal URuSi samples with a residual resistivity ratio RRR70. Our results show that the Si and Ru sites exhibit 4-fold electronic symmetry around the -axis in the hidden-order state. A previously observed 2-fold contribution of Si NMR linewidth is concluded to be due to extrinsic magnetic centers. Since the U and Si sites are aligned along the -axis, we conclude further that the electronic state shows 4-fold symmetry around the U site below the hidden-order transition. From this observed local symmetry, possible space groups for the hidden-order state are or , based on group theoretical considerations. Since the order vector is considered to be , the hidden-order state is then found to be with rank 5 odd-parity, i.e. electric dotriacontapolar order.

Superconducting and Fermi surface properties of single crystal ZrCo

照屋 淳志*; 垣花 将司*; 竹内 徹也*; 青木 大*; 本多 史憲*; 仲村 愛*; 芳賀 芳範; 松林 和幸*; 上床 美也*; 播磨 尚朝*; et al.

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 85(3), p.034706_1 - 034706_10, 2016/03

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.85.034706

Superconducting characteristics and Fermi surfaces of ZrCo are experimentally studied on a single crystal sample grown by Bridgman technique. Thermodynamic quantities in the superconducting state such as specific heat and magnetization show deviation from a single-gap the BCS model and can be attributed on the band structure with the dominant contribution of Zr-4 and Co-3 components.

Characteristic fermi surface properties of VGa, CoGa, TiGa, ZrGa, and ZrAl with different tetragonal structures

照屋 淳志*; 竹田 政貴*; 仲村 愛*; 播磨 尚朝*; 芳賀 芳範; 内間 清春*; 辺土 正人*; 仲間 隆男*; 大貫 惇睦*

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 84(5), p.054703_1 - 054703_15, 2015/05

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.84.054703

A series of metallic compounds with the tetragonal symmetry are investigated to reveal the relationship between the structural dimensionality and the electronic structure. By combining the de Haas-van Alphen experiments and band structure calculations, a flat one-dimensional Fermi surface is revealed in VGa which is characterized by a chain like arrangement of atoms. On the other hand, CoGa with the nearly cubic symmetry has pyramidal Fermi surfaces with flat {111} planes, similar to NiGa with the ideal cubic structure.

Heavy fermions and unconventional superconductivity in high-quality single crystals of rare-earth and actinide compounds

大貫 惇睦; 摂待 力生*; 杉山 清寛*; 竹内 徹也*; 本多 史憲*; 芳賀 芳範; 山本 悦嗣; 松田 達磨; 立岩 尚之; 青木 大*; et al.

Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 63(3), p.409 - 415, 2013/08

https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.63.409

Characteristics of heavy fermion and unconventional superconductivity in rare-earth and actinide compounds are clarified by the de Haas-van Alphen experiments. The effect of pressure on the electronic states of CeRhIn, CeIrSi and YbIrZn is studied in magnetic fields. An electronic instability occurs under pressure in these compounds.

de Haas-van Alphen effect and Fermi surface properties in VSi

堤 泰樹*; 阪口 準也*; 三浦 泰直*; 松田 達磨; 芳賀 芳範; 竹内 徹也*; 播磨 尚朝*; 摂待 力生*; 大貫 惇睦

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 81(Suppl.B), p.SB027_1 - SB027_4, 2012/12

https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJS.81SB.SB027

We succeeded in growing high-quality single crystals of VSi with a high melting point of 2010 C, and carried out the electrical resistivity, specific heat, magnetic susceptibility, and the de Haas-van Alphen measurements to clarify the electronic properties. The Fermi surface is small in volume and is well explained by the result of energy band calculations. The cyclotron mass is in the range from 5.3 to 0.2 (: rest mass of an electron), consistent with the electronic specific heat coefficient = 9.7 mJ/(Kmol).

Fermi surface and superconducting properties of non-centrosymmetric LaNiC

広瀬 雄介*; 岸野 利彦*; 阪口 準也*; 三浦 泰直*; 本多 史憲*; 竹内 徹也*; 山本 悦嗣; 芳賀 芳範; 播磨 尚朝*; 摂待 力生*; et al.

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 81(11), p.113703_1 - 113703_4, 2012/11

https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJ.81.113703

Fermi surface and superconducting properties were investigated on an non-centrosymmetric LaNiC compound. Reflecting the crystal structure characteristics, the Fermi surfaces are split due to the antisymmetric spin-orbit interaction. On the other hand, thermodynamic property in the superconducting state follow the conventional BCS theory despite the splitting of Fermi surfaces.