Abstract
We report high-resolution specific-heat measurements on the quasi-two-dimensi-onal organic superconductorκ(BEDTTTF)2Cu(NCS)2, performed by using a sensitive ac-modulation technique. The main observations are (i) a discontinuity at Tc much in excess of what is expected for a weak-coupling BCS superconductor and (ii) a quasiparticle contribution to the specific heat with an exponentially weak temperature dependence at T ≪Tc. The latter finding is incompatible with an order parameter that vanishes at certain parts of the Fermi surface. The data for T≥Tc can be well described by a strong-coupling extension of the BCS theorythe α-modelsimilar to what has been recently found for the κ-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br salt [Elsinger et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 6098 (2000)].
Original language | English |
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Article number | 140509 |
Pages (from-to) | 1405091-1405094 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 14 |
Publication status | Published - 2002 Apr 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics