Thermodynamics Investigation on pressure-induced superconductor CeNiGe by ac calorimetry

Tateiwa, Naoyuki; Haga, Yoshinori; Matsuda, Tatsuma; Ikeda, Shugo; Nakashima, Miho*; Thamizhavel, A.*; Settai, Rikio*; Onuki, Yoshichika

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 75(Suppl.), p.174 - 176, 2006/08

We have investigated the physical properties of Heavy Fermion superconductors by the ac calorimetry under high pressure using a thermocouple. The method is powerful tool since the high sensitive measurement of the heat capacity is possible and the precise pressure dependence of transition temperatures such as the superconducting transition can be determined. In this conference, I would like to report our investigations on the heavy fermion superconductors CePtSi, CeNiGe and UIr. We have made pressure phase diagram of these compounds and discuss the relation between the magnetism and superconductivity.