Low Temperature Physics, volume 49, issue 1, pages 103-107

Mo-Re alloy: A new benchmark two-band superconductor

V. Tarenkov 1
A. Shapovalov 2, 3
E. Zhitlukhina 1, 4
M. Belogolovskii 2, 4
P Seidel 4
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2023-01-01
scimago Q3
SJR0.225
CiteScore1.2
Impact factor0.6
ISSN1063777X, 10906517
General Physics and Astronomy
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Abstract

Multigap superconductivity, emerging in metals with several bands crossing the Fermi level, favors exotic superconducting orders that have no equivalent in a single-band counterpart. In this context, it is important to search for new materials with well-established two (or more) gaps having distinctly different sizes. In this work, we confirm previous statements and present new evidence to support the claim that Mo-Re alloy with a comparable concentration of the components is a two-band/two-gap superconductor. The differential conductance spectra obtained in point-contact experiments demonstrate the presence of a bosonic, undamped collective mode and its harmonics associated with the superconducting state. Following previous works on MgB2, we have identified these features as manifestations of the so-called Leggett mode arising due to relative phase fluctuations between two superconducting order parameters.

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