High pressure investigation of superconducting signatures in CeCu2Si2: ac-magnetic susceptibility, ac-heat capacity, resistivity and thermopower. (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Giriat, G.; Ren, Z.; Pedrazzini, P.; Jaccard, D.
• Is Part Of: Solid state communications. Volume 209/210(2015)
• Page Start: 55
• Page End: 58
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: A. CeCu -- D. Superconductivity -- E. Magnetic susceptibility -- E. High pressure; Solid state chemistry -- Periodicals; Solid state physics -- Periodicals; Chimie de l'état solide -- Périodiques; Physique de l'état solide -- Périodiques; 530.41
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2015.03.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0038-1098

Abstract

Abstract: Taking advantage of a novel multiprobe setup we have measured, on a unique sample, the ac-magnetic susceptibility, the resistivity, the ac-specific heat and the thermopower of the superconductor heavy fermion CeCu2 Si2 under pressure up to 5.1 GPa. At the superconducting transition temperature T c, the Meissner signal corresponds to that expected for the sample volume and coincides with the specific heat jump and the resistive transition completion temperatures. Differing from previous observations, here the susceptibility measurements did not reveal any anomaly in the vicinity of the resistive transition onset. Highlights: A high pressure very low temperature multiprobe setup was developed. The magnetic susceptibility of CeCu2 Si2 was measured at high pressure. The results obtained from the various probes are consistent. The bulk electronic properties study of CeCu2 Si2 confirms the p–T phase diagram.