Determination of Gap Symmetry from Angle-DependentHc2Measurements onCeCu2Si2

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Abstract
The tetragonal heavy-fermion compound CeCu2Si2 exhibits a superconducting ground state (S type, Tc=0.67  K) close to a magnetic instability. Here, we present angle-resolved resistivity measurements of the upper critical field Hc2. In-plane rotation of S-type CeCu2Si2 single crystals reveals a fourfold oscillation of Hc2. An extended weak-coupling BCS model for a d-wave symmetry including strong Pauli-limiting effects confirms the aforementioned angular dependence and points towards dxy symmetry of the order parameter.
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  • U.S. Department of Energy

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