Field-induced magnetic instability within a superconducting condensate
Author(s) -
D. G. Mazzone,
S. Raymond,
J. L. Gavilano,
E. Ressouche,
Ch. Niedermayer,
Jonas Okkels Birk,
B. Ouladdiaf,
Gaël Bastien,
G. Knebel,
Dai Aoki,
G. Lapertot,
M. Kenzelmann
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.1602055
Subject(s) - superconductivity , condensed matter physics , antiferromagnetism , hydrostatic pressure , instability , magnetic field , physics , phase (matter) , critical field , phase transition , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
International audienceThe application of magnetic fields, chemical substitution, or hydrostatic pressure to strongly correlated electron materials can stabilize electronic phases with different organizational principles. We present evidence for a fieldinduced quantum phase transition, in superconducting Nd0.05Ce0.95CoIn5, that separates two antiferromagnetic phases with identical magnetic symmetry. At zero field, we find a spin-density wave that is suppressed at the critical field mu H-0* = 8 T. For H > H*, a spin-density phase emerges and shares many properties with the Q phase in CeCoIn5. These results suggest that the magnetic instability is not magnetically driven, and we propose that it is driven by a modification of superconducting condensate at H
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