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Exotic Magnetism and
Superconductivity in
Actinide compounds
Advanced Science Research Center
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Shinsaku KAMBÉ
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5f-system
Last unexplored summit for
strongly correlated electron
physics
5f
4f strongly correlated itinerant magnetism
Kondo-effect , Heavy fermion (dense Kondo) 1975 ~
5f-strongly correlated
magnetism
3d strongly correlated itinerant magnetism
High Tc supercondivity 1986~
HOKUSAIThe dawn of magnetism
Exchange model : Heisenberg1928
Non-correlated magnetism : Localized(Langevin1905)
Itinerant (Pauli1927 Landau1930)
3d and 4f insulating (localised) magnetism=>Strongly correlated limit
Metal-Insulator transition(Mott) , Superexchange (P.W. Anderson) 1949~
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Physical problems in strongly
correlated 5f systems
Orbital degen..
Schematic Phase diagram of 5f systems
Multipole
ordering Unconventional
Superconductivity
Pressure
Tem
per
atu
re
itinerantlocalized
Fermi Liquid
Heavy Fermion
Quantum Critical
PointNpO2
NpPd5Al2
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NMR for Identification of Exotic phases
Internal field =>Zeeman Interaction (Shift)
Orbital ordering=> Quadrupolar Interaction (nQ)
Fluctuation around Phase transition=> nuclear relaxations (T1,T2)
Ordered state
Temperature
Internal field
nQ
Disordered state
Spin ordering
Orbital ordering
nQ, In
ternal field
Multipolar ordering
Normal stateSuperconducting state
Knight shift
T1
Spin symmetry
Orbital symmetry
Superconducting symmetry
Temperature
K ,T
1
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Outline of talk
Introduction to Multipolar Ordering17O-NMR study of Octupolar ordering in NpO2
and AmO2
Introduction to Unconventional superconductivity
Al-NMR study of d-wave superconductivity in NpPd5Al2
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Part I Multipolar ordering
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What is multipolar ordering?
Spin
Orbital
That’s All?
Spin and
Orbital
[ ]± No!
AFMAntiferromagnet
AFQAntiferro
quadruploar
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Multipole moments
*d ( ) ( ) r r r
*d ( ) ( )xy r r r
*d ( ) ( )xM r r r
*d ( ) ( )zxyM r r r
monopole
charge:
charge ordering
dipole
spin:
usual magnetic order
quadrupole
anisotropy in charge distribution:
usual orbital order Jahn-Teller
anisotropy in spin distribution
octupole
electric
multipolesmagnetic
multipoles
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NpO2
Octupolar ordering
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Electronic state of AnO2
AnO2 (UO2, NpO2, PuO2…)
Well studied as nuclear fuel, but low temperature
properties are still mysterious!
Crystal structure of AnO2
Highly degenerated f-levels due to
cubic symmetry
j = 7/2
j = 5/2
spin-
orbit
cubic
CEF
l = 3
s =1/2
Γ8
Γ7
Np4+ f3 case
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UO2 is AFM PuO2 is non magnetic
What is the order
parameter of NpO2?
Octupolar(AFO)?
AFQ No?
Susceptibility, mSR
Broken TR sym.
No lattice distortion at T0
Neutron, Mössbauer
dipole moment = 0
AFM No
m0< 0.01mB/Np.
mord =1.74μB
mord < 0.01μB !
T-dependence of Magnetic susceptibility
Mysterious ordering in NpO2
NpO2
UO2
PuO2
0 50 100 150 200 250 3000
2
4
6
8
10
NpO2
UO2
PuO2
Sus
cept
ibili
ty x
10
3 (em
u/m
ol)
Temperature (K)
NpO2
T (K)
c
Np4+ (5f3), 8:AFM?
UO2
U4+ (5f2), 5:AFM
PuO2 Pr4+ (5f1), 1:nonmag
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Triple-q AFQ
Magnetic X-ray scattering
AFQ(5 ) is observed:secondary order parameter
AFQ ordered structure from Magnetic X-ray scattering
J. A. Paixao et al, PRL89 (2002)
AFO(5 ):Primary order parameter induces AFQ
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K. Kubo and T. Hotta PRB 72, 144401 (2005).
Fcc: 5u longitudinal triple-q AFO
Micro scopic j-j coupling model for NpO2
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NMR spectrum is splitted in the
ordered phase
Emergence of two oxygen sites
O(1) : isotropic
Hyperfine field due to ordered moment
O(3) : anisotropic(uniaxial)
O(1) O(3)O(1) O(3)
Sites number ratio
O(1):O(3)=1:3
FFT Spectrum
26 K
14 K
20 K
Y.Tokunaga et al. , PRL
94(2005)
17O-NMR in the ordered phase
O(1) O(3)
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Appearance of two different
oxygen site O(1) and O(3) with
intensity O(1):O(3)=1:3
Lowering of symmetry
Fm3m Pn3m
O(1) O(3)
Triple-q structure
cubic axial
Origin of two Oxygen sites
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O.Sakai et al, JPSJ 74 (2005)
AFO AFQ17O nuclei
I=5/2
Q0
Primary ordering Secondary ordering
Field induced
AFM
AFO
Field induced
AFQ
H0 H0
Magnetic
Interaction
Electric Interaction
Hyperfine coupling in NpO2
cancelObserved
ObservedToo
small?
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HFI-AFMHFI-AFM+ a HFI-AFO( Tb +Txyz )
a= -0.2AFO
AFO contributions!
AFM
Comparison with model
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Susceptibility : AFM-like phase transition at 8.5K
Neutron, Mössbauer : No-dipolar moment below 8.5 K.
Multipolar ordering? 17O-NMR in progress
D.G.Karraker, The Journal of Chemical
Physics, Vol.63, 3174 (1975)
7
8
~50 K
From T-dependence of
susceptibility
Beyond NpO2
: AmO2 ( Am4+ : 5f 5 )
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Part II Unconventional
Superconductivity
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What’s happens in unconventional
Superconductivity?
Superconductivity : New condensed
state with formation of 1)Superconducting condensation energy (energy gap)
2) Copper paring of two electrons
Occupied
Fermi sea
k
-k
k and – k Cooper paring
in k-space T
Fre
e en
ergy
Tc
Normal state
Superconducting
Condensation
energy below Tc(Inversion symmetrical case)
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Anisotropic
Superconducting gap
Conventional => isotropic full superconducting gap
Unconventional => anisotropic partial superconducting gap
Gap in k-spaceDensity of states in gap
D0=Gap energy
Conventional
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Alternative Spin Paring
Conventional => Singlet paring (s-wave)
Unconventional => Singlet (d-wave) or Triplet (p-wave)
Conventional Unconventional
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NpPd5Al
2PuRhGa
5
PuCoGa5
d-wave superconductors
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Np, Pu based New superconductors
NpPd5Al2 Tc=5K
D. Aoki et al JPSJ 2007
Next talk !
PuCoGa5 Tc=18K
J. Sarrao et al Nature 2002
Specific heat is very large g ~ 102mJ/K2mol => Heavy fermion
Tc is very high ~10K compared with ~ 1K in Ce heavy fermion systems
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Characteristics of
Crystal Structures
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Spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1
in NpPd5Al
2
No coherence peak at Tc
1/T1T3 below Tc
H. Chudo et al
JPSJ 2008
anisotropic SC gap
(d or p-wave)
s-wave d-wave p-wave
d,p-wave
s-wavecoherence peak
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Knight shift in the superconducting
state of NpPd5Al
2
T-dependence of Knight shift
Spin susceptibility decreases
below Tc=>Spin singlet sate
H. Chudo et al
JPSJ 2008
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Symmetry of superconducting
state in NpPd5Al
2
Anisotropic gap and Spin-singlet state
=>d-wave state
Fermi surface with d-wave gap
SC gap 2Δ0 ≈ 6kBTc
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Superconducting gap and
residual density of states
2D0/kBTc>3.5 => Strong coupling
Nr => radiation damage
2D0/kBTcResidual DOS
Nr/N(0)
NpPd5Al2 6.4 0.47
PuRhGa5a) 5 0.23
PuCoGa5b) 8 0.4
CeCoIn5b) 9 0.08
Residual DOS Nr
a) Sakai et al JPSJ2005 b) Yashima et al JPSJ2004
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Collaboration
NMR Group
JAEA Y. Tokunaga, H. Sakai, H. Chudo
Michigan Univ. R.E.Walstedt
High quality Sample preparation
JAEA Y. Haga, T.D. Mastuda
Tohoku Univ. D. Aoki, Y. Homma, Y. Shiokawa
Osaka Univ. Y. Onuki
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Perspectives
Search for 235U-NMR in paramagnetic state
under very high field or in solution
Investigations of AnO2
Ground states and defects
Peak 5f
3d
4f