$b$-axis and $c$-axis Knight shift measurements in the superconducting state on ultraclean UTe$_2$ with $T_c$ = 2.1 K

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Main Authors: Matsumura, Hiroki, Takahashi, Yuki, Kinjo, Katsuki, Kitagawa, Shunsaku, Ishida, Kenji, Tokunaga, Yo, Sakai, Hironori, Kambe, Shinsaku, Nakamura, Ai, Shimizu, Yusei, Homma, Yoshiya, Li, Dexin, Honda, Fuminori, Miyake, Atsushi, Aoki, Dai
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author Matsumura, Hiroki
Takahashi, Yuki
Kinjo, Katsuki
Kitagawa, Shunsaku
Ishida, Kenji
Tokunaga, Yo
Sakai, Hironori
Kambe, Shinsaku
Nakamura, Ai
Shimizu, Yusei
Homma, Yoshiya
Li, Dexin
Honda, Fuminori
Miyake, Atsushi
Aoki, Dai
author_facet Matsumura, Hiroki
Takahashi, Yuki
Kinjo, Katsuki
Kitagawa, Shunsaku
Ishida, Kenji
Tokunaga, Yo
Sakai, Hironori
Kambe, Shinsaku
Nakamura, Ai
Shimizu, Yusei
Homma, Yoshiya
Li, Dexin
Honda, Fuminori
Miyake, Atsushi
Aoki, Dai
contents Knight shifts along the $b$ and $c$ axes ($K_b$ and $K_c$) at two crystallographically distinct Te sites were measured down to 70 mK using $^{125}$Te nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) on an ultraclean UTe$_2$ single crystal with a superconducting (SC) transition temperature $T_{\mathrm{c}}$ = 2.1 K. This was carried out to determine the $\boldsymbol{d}$-vector components, which are the order parameter in the spin-triplet pairing. Although the decrease in $K_b$ and $K_c$ is comparable to the theoretical estimation of the SC diamagnetic shielding effect, it is confirmed, by taking the difference between two Knight shifts at the distinct Te sites, that the spin susceptibility along the $b$ and $c$ axes decreases in the SC state. Taking into account the large decrease in $K_a$ in the SC state, we conclude that the $\boldsymbol{d}$ vector has components along all three crystal axes.
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spellingShingle $b$-axis and $c$-axis Knight shift measurements in the superconducting state on ultraclean UTe$_2$ with $T_c$ = 2.1 K
Matsumura, Hiroki
Takahashi, Yuki
Kinjo, Katsuki
Kitagawa, Shunsaku
Ishida, Kenji
Tokunaga, Yo
Sakai, Hironori
Kambe, Shinsaku
Nakamura, Ai
Shimizu, Yusei
Homma, Yoshiya
Li, Dexin
Honda, Fuminori
Miyake, Atsushi
Aoki, Dai
Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Knight shifts along the $b$ and $c$ axes ($K_b$ and $K_c$) at two crystallographically distinct Te sites were measured down to 70 mK using $^{125}$Te nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) on an ultraclean UTe$_2$ single crystal with a superconducting (SC) transition temperature $T_{\mathrm{c}}$ = 2.1 K. This was carried out to determine the $\boldsymbol{d}$-vector components, which are the order parameter in the spin-triplet pairing. Although the decrease in $K_b$ and $K_c$ is comparable to the theoretical estimation of the SC diamagnetic shielding effect, it is confirmed, by taking the difference between two Knight shifts at the distinct Te sites, that the spin susceptibility along the $b$ and $c$ axes decreases in the SC state. Taking into account the large decrease in $K_a$ in the SC state, we conclude that the $\boldsymbol{d}$ vector has components along all three crystal axes.
title $b$-axis and $c$-axis Knight shift measurements in the superconducting state on ultraclean UTe$_2$ with $T_c$ = 2.1 K
topic Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.19615