Hidden Order and Exotic Superconductivity in the Heavy-Fermion Compound URu2Si2

• Main Author: Okazaki, Ryuji (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Superconductivity.; Superconductors.; Low temperature physics.; Low temperatures.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity.; Low Temperature Physics.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

In this thesis, the author investigates hidden-order phase transition at T0 = 17.5 K in the heavy-fermion URu2Si2. The four-fold rotational symmetry breaking in the hidden order phase, which imposes a strong constraint on the theoretical model, is observed through the magnetic torque measurement. Th...