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Normal state field induced modulated magnetism in superconducting CeCo<sub>0.5</sub>Rh<sub>0.5</sub>In<sub>5</sub>

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Abstract

We apply neutron diffraction as a function of magnetic field to access a critical point separating superconducting and incommensurate magnetic orders in CeCo0.5Rh0.5In5.  At zero applied field, CeCo0.5Rh0.5In5 displays both superconductivity (Tc=1.3 K) and spatially long-ranged commensurate antiferromagnetism (TN=3.5 K) with a propagation vector of  Q=(1/2, 1/2, 1/2).   On applying a magnetic field that suppresses the superconducting order parameter, the magnetic intensity scales linearly in the vortex state.   In the low temperature field induced normal phase, an incommensurate magnetic order with propagation vector of  Q=(1/2, 1/2, 1/2+δ) (δ=0.0055 $\pm$ 0.0007 r.l.u.) replaces the commensurate response present in the superconducting and vortex phases.  Metallic incommensurate order competes with intertwined unconventional superconductivity and commensurate magnetism in the ``115" superconductor series.

Presenters

  • Chris Stock

    Univ of Edinburgh

Authors

  • Chris Stock

    Univ of Edinburgh

  • Johnpierre Paglione

    University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland Quantum Materials Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA, Univ of Maryland-College Park