Interplay of Composite Pairs and Magnetism in Heavy Fermion Superconductors

ORAL

Abstract

Superconductivity in Pu{\emph M}Ga$_5$, {\emph M} = \{Co,Rh\} and NpPd$_5$Al$_2$ can be treated within a two channel Kondo lattice model, where the electron-spin scattering develops an Andreev component, creating a composite bound state of a spin-flip and a pair of electrons. We extend this model to Ce{\emph M}In$_5$, where magnetism and superconductivity exist in close proximity by including antiferromagnetic interactions. Different crystal symmetries lead to composite pairing with either a g-wave gap or d-wave gap, while antiferromagnetism leads to RVB superconductivity with a d-wave gap. Within a symplectic large $N$ limit, we examine the effects of antiferromagnetic interactions on the composite pairing. If both gaps are d-wave, they couple linearly, mutually enhancing the superconducting transition temperature.

Authors

  • Rebecca Flint

    Rutgers University

  • Piers Coleman

    Dept Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Rutgers University