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Conventional, thermally driven continuous phase transitions are described by universal critical behavior that is independent of the specific microscopic details of a material. However, many current studies focus on materials that exhibit quantum-driven continuous phase transitions (quantum critical points, or QCPs) at absolute zero temperature. The classification of such QCPs and the question of whether they show universal behavior remain open issues. Here we report measurements of heat capacity and de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) oscillations at low temperatures across a field-induced antiferromagnetic QCP (Bc0 ≈ 50 T) in the heavy-fermion metal CeRhIn5. A sharp, magnetic-field-induced change in Fermi surface is detected both in the dHvA effect and Hall resistivity at B0* ≈ 30 T, well inside the antiferromagnetic phase. Comparisons with band-structure calculations and properties of isostructural CeCoIn5 suggest that the Fermi-surface change at B0* is associated with a localized-to-itinerant transition of the Ce-4f electrons in CeRhIn5. Taken in conjunction with pressure experiments, our results demonstrate that at least two distinct classes of QCP are observable in CeRhIn5, a significant step toward the derivation of a universal phase diagram for QCPs.

SignificanceIdentifying the gap structure of superconductors is vital for understanding the underlying pairing mechanism of the Cooper pairs. The first heavy fermion superconductor to be discovered, CeCu2Si2, was thought to be a d-wave superconductor with gap nodes, until recent specific heat measurements provided evidence that the gap is fully open across the Fermi surface. We propose a resolution to this puzzle from measurements of the London penetration depth, which give further evidence for fully gapped superconductivity. We analyze the data using a d-wave band-mixing pairing model, which leads to a fully open superconducting gap. Our model accounts well for the penetration depth and specific heat data, while reconciling the nodeless and sign-changing nature of the gap function. The nature of the pairing symmetry of the first heavy fermion superconductor CeCu2Si2 has recently become the subject of controversy. While CeCu2Si2 was generally believed to be a d-wave superconductor, recent low-temperature specific heat measurements showed evidence for fully gapped superconductivity, contrary to the nodal behavior inferred from earlier results. Here, we report London penetration depth measurements, which also reveal fully gapped behavior at very low temperatures. To explain these seemingly conflicting results, we propose a fully gapped d+d band-mixing pairing state for CeCu2Si2, which yields very good fits to both the superfluid density and specific heat, as well as accounting for a sign change of the superconducting order parameter, as previously concluded from inelastic neutron scattering results.

We report the discovery of a new noncentrosymmetric superconductor CaPtAs. It crystallizes in a tetragonal structure (space group I 4 1 md , No. 109), featuring three dimensional honeycomb networks of Pt-As and a much elongated c -axis ( a = b = 4.18 Å, and c = 43.70 Å). The superconductivity of CaPtAs with T c = 1.47 K was characterized by means of electrical resistivity, specific heat, and ac magnetic susceptibility. The electronic specific heat C e ( T )/ T shows evidence for a deviation from the behavior of a conventional BCS superconductor, and can be reasonably fitted by a p -wave model. The upper critical field μ 0 H c2 of CaPtAs exhibits a moderate anisotropy, with an in-plane value of around 204 mT and an out-of-plane value of 148 mT. Density functional theory calculations indicate that the Pt-5d and As-4p orbitals mainly contribute to the density of states near the Fermi level, showing that the Pt-As honeycomb networks may significantly influence the superconducting properties.

The nature of the pairing symmetry of the first heavy fermion superconductor CeCu₂Si₂ has recently become the subject of controversy. While CeCu₂Si₂ was generally believed to be a d-wave superconductor, recent low-temperature specific heat measurements showed evidence for fully gapped superconductivity, contrary to the nodal behavior inferred from earlier results. Here, we report London penetration depth measurements, which also reveal fully gapped behavior at very low temperatures. To explain these seemingly conflicting results, we propose a fully gapped d + d band-mixing pairing state for CeCu₂Si₂, which yields very good fits to both the superfluid density and specific heat, as well as accounting for a sign change of the superconducting order parameter, as previously concluded from inelastic neutron scattering results.

The nature of the pairing symmetry of the first heavy fermion superconductor CeCu2Si2 has recently become the subject of controversy. While CeCu2Si2 was generally believed to be a d-wave superconductor, recent low-temperature specific heat measurements showed evidence for fully gapped superconductivity, contrary to the nodal behavior inferred from earlier results. Here, we report London penetration depth measurements, which also reveal fully gapped behavior at very low temperatures. To explain these seemingly conflicting results, we propose a fully gapped d+d band-mixing pairing state for CeCu2Si2, which yields very good fits to both the superfluid density and specific heat, as well as accounting for a sign change of the superconducting order parameter, as previously concluded from inelastic neutron scattering results.

Identifying the gap structure of superconductors is vital for understanding the underlying pairing mechanism of the Cooper pairs. The first heavy fermion superconductor to be discovered, CeCu 2 Si 2 , was thought to be a d -wave superconductor with gap nodes, until recent specific heat measurements provided evidence that the gap is fully open across the Fermi surface. We propose a resolution to this puzzle from measurements of the London penetration depth, which give further evidence for fully gapped superconductivity. We analyze the data using a d -wave band-mixing pairing model, which leads to a fully open superconducting gap. Our model accounts well for the penetration depth and specific heat data, while reconciling the nodeless and sign-changing nature of the gap function. The nature of the pairing symmetry of the first heavy fermion superconductor CeCu 2 Si 2 has recently become the subject of controversy. While CeCu 2 Si 2 was generally believed to be a d -wave superconductor, recent low-temperature specific heat measurements showed evidence for fully gapped superconductivity, contrary to the nodal behavior inferred from earlier results. Here, we report London penetration depth measurements, which also reveal fully gapped behavior at very low temperatures. To explain these seemingly conflicting results, we propose a fully gapped d + d band-mixing pairing state for CeCu 2 Si 2 , which yields very good fits to both the superfluid density and specific heat, as well as accounting for a sign change of the superconducting order parameter, as previously concluded from inelastic neutron scattering results.

Conventional, thermally driven continuous phase transitions are described by universal critical behavior that is independent of the specific microscopic details of a material. However, many current studies focus on materials that exhibit quantum-driven continuous phase transitions (quantum critical points, or QCPs) at absolute zero temperature. The classification of such QCPs and the question of whether they show universal behavior remain open issues. Here we report measurements of heat capacity and de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) oscillations at low temperatures across a field-induced antiferromagnetic QCP (Bc0 ... 50 T) in the heavy-fermion metal CeRhIn5. A sharp, magnetic-field-induced change in Fermi surface is detected both in the dHvA effect and Hall resistivity at ... 30 T, well inside the antiferromagnetic phase. Comparisons with band-structure calculations and properties of isostructural CeCoIn5 suggest that the Fermi-surface change at is associated with a localized-to-itinerant transition of the Ce-4f electrons in CeRhIn5. Taken in conjunction with pressure experiments, our results demonstrate that at least two distinct classes of QCP are observable in CeRhIn5, a significant step toward the derivation of a universal phase diagram for QCPs. (ProQuest: ... denotes formulae/symbols omitted.)

Conventional, thermally driven continuous phase transitions are described by universal critical behavior that is independent of microscopic details of a specific material. An analogous description is lacking for phase transitions that are driven at absolute zero temperature by a nonthermal control parameter. Classification of quantum-driven phase transitions is a fundamental but open problem that arises in diverse contexts and multiple classes of materials. Here we report the first observation, to our knowledge, of a sharp Fermi surface reconstruction while applying a strong magnetic field to suppress an antiferromagnetic transition to zero temperature. These experiments demonstrate that direct measurements of the Fermi surface can distinguish theoretically proposed models of quantum criticality and point to a universal description of quantum phase transitions. Conventional, thermally driven continuous phase transitions are described by universal critical behavior that is independent of the specific microscopic details of a material. However, many current studies focus on materials that exhibit quantum-driven continuous phase transitions (quantum critical points, or QCPs) at absolute zero temperature. The classification of such QCPs and the question of whether they show universal behavior remain open issues. Here we report measurements of heat capacity and de Haas–van Alphen (dHvA) oscillations at low temperatures across a field-induced antiferromagnetic QCP ( B c0 ≈ 50 T) in the heavy-fermion metal CeRhIn 5 . A sharp, magnetic-field-induced change in Fermi surface is detected both in the dHvA effect and Hall resistivity at B 0 * ≈ 30 T, well inside the antiferromagnetic phase. Comparisons with band-structure calculations and properties of isostructural CeCoIn 5 suggest that the Fermi-surface change at B 0 * is associated with a localized-to-itinerant transition of the Ce-4 f electrons in CeRhIn 5 . Taken in conjunction with pressure experiments, our results demonstrate that at least two distinct classes of QCP are observable in CeRhIn 5 , a significant step toward the derivation of a universal phase diagram for QCPs.

Conventional, thermally driven continuous phase transitions are described by universal critical behavior that is independent of the specific microscopic details of a material. However, many current studies focus on materials that exhibit quantum-driven continuous phase transitions (quantum critical points, or QCPs) at absolute zero temperature. The classification of such QCPs and the question of whether they show universal behavior remain open issues. Here we report measurements of heat capacity and de Haas–van Alphen (dHvA) oscillations at low temperatures across a field-induced antiferromagnetic QCP ( B c₀ ≈ 50 T) in the heavy-fermion metal CeRhIn ₅. A sharp, magnetic-field-induced change in Fermi surface is detected both in the dHvA effect and Hall resistivity at [Formula] ≈ 30 T, well inside the antiferromagnetic phase. Comparisons with band-structure calculations and properties of isostructural CeCoIn ₅ suggest that the Fermi-surface change at [Formula] is associated with a localized-to-itinerant transition of the Ce-4 f electrons in CeRhIn ₅. Taken in conjunction with pressure experiments, our results demonstrate that at least two distinct classes of QCP are observable in CeRhIn ₅, a significant step toward the derivation of a universal phase diagram for QCPs. Significance Conventional, thermally driven continuous phase transitions are described by universal critical behavior that is independent of microscopic details of a specific material. An analogous description is lacking for phase transitions that are driven at absolute zero temperature by a nonthermal control parameter. Classification of quantum-driven phase transitions is a fundamental but open problem that arises in diverse contexts and multiple classes of materials. Here we report the first observation, to our knowledge, of a sharp Fermi surface reconstruction while applying a strong magnetic field to suppress an antiferromagnetic transition to zero temperature. These experiments demonstrate that direct measurements of the Fermi surface can distinguish theoretically proposed models of quantum criticality and point to a universal description of quantum phase transitions.

Frequent natural hazards cause huge damage to human life and society in the mountainous regions along the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau. A massive landslide damming event has been reported in the Jishixia Gorge on the upper Yellow River as it emerges from the NE Tibetan Plateau. It was speculated that a breach of the dammed lake might have resulted in a super flood disaster that ruined the major Neolithic settlement at Lajia (4.20–3.95 ka BP) within the Guanting Basin that is located in the downstream. However, our detailed investigations along the Jishixia Gorge and Guanting Basin indicate that the dammed lake became shallower and desiccated gradually rather than breaching suddenly. The Yellow River has cut into the dammed lake deposits forming well-exposed profiles on the riverbanks. The dammed lake deposits are considered to provide an accurate natural record of the life-span of the dammed lake. Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating was carried out on a series of eight samples taken from the profile. The OSL ages of the dammed lake deposits fall within the range of 8.25 ± 0.39 to 5.65 ± 0.21 ka at the Yisiri site about 2.5 km upstream of the landslide dam. These results indicate that the massive landslide damming event and the corresponding dammed lake occurred at 8.25 ka in the early Holocene. The dammed lake existed for about 2600 years and desiccated gradually and disappeared at 5.65 ka because the landslide dam was dissected slowly by the Yellow River. This means that the landslide dammed lake on the Yellow River disappeared about 1700 years before the Neolithic settlement at Lajia became ruins. The landslide damming event in the Jishixia Gorge is not related to the prehistorical catastrophic disasters that overcame the Lajia settlement within the Guanting Basin.