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Single-component superconductivity in UTe at ambient pressure

Nature Physics, ISSN: 1745-2481, Vol: 20, Issue: 7, Page: 1124-1130
2024
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The microscopic mechanism of Cooper pairing in a superconductor leaves its fingerprint on the symmetry of the order parameter. UTe has previously been inferred to have a multi-component order parameter, in part due to the apparent presence of a two-step superconducting transition in some samples. However, recent experimental observations in newer-generation samples have raised questions about this interpretation, pointing to the need for a direct probe of the order parameter symmetry. Here we use pulse-echo ultrasound to measure the elastic moduli of UTe in samples that exhibit both one and two superconducting transitions. We demonstrate the absence of thermodynamic discontinuities in the shear elastic moduli of both single- and double-transition samples, providing direct evidence that UTe has a single-component superconducting order parameter. We further show that superconductivity is highly sensitive to compression strain along the a and c axes but insensitive to strain along the b axis. This leads us to suggest a single-component, odd-parity order parameter—specifically the B order parameter—as most compatible with our data.

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Florian Theuss; Avi Shragai; Gaël Grissonnanche; B. J. Ramshaw; Ian M. Hayes; Shanta R. Saha; Yun Suk Eo; Alonso Suarez; Nicholas P. Butch; Johnpierre Paglione; Tatsuya Shishidou

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