TY - JOUR
T1 - Superconducting phases of f -electron compounds
AU - Pfleiderer, Christian
PY - 2009/11/25
Y1 - 2009/11/25
N2 - Intermetallic compounds containing f -electron elements display a wealth of superconducting phases, which are prime candidates for unconventional pairing with complex order parameter symmetries. For instance, superconductivity has been found at the border of magnetic order as well as deep within ferromagnetically and antiferromagnetically ordered states, suggesting that magnetism may promote rather than destroy superconductivity. Superconducting phases near valence transitions or in the vicinity of magnetopolar order are candidates for new superconductive pairing interactions such as fluctuations of the conduction electron density or the crystal electric field, respectively. The experimental status of the study of the superconducting phases of f -electron compounds is reviewed.
AB - Intermetallic compounds containing f -electron elements display a wealth of superconducting phases, which are prime candidates for unconventional pairing with complex order parameter symmetries. For instance, superconductivity has been found at the border of magnetic order as well as deep within ferromagnetically and antiferromagnetically ordered states, suggesting that magnetism may promote rather than destroy superconductivity. Superconducting phases near valence transitions or in the vicinity of magnetopolar order are candidates for new superconductive pairing interactions such as fluctuations of the conduction electron density or the crystal electric field, respectively. The experimental status of the study of the superconducting phases of f -electron compounds is reviewed.
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U2 - 10.1103/RevModPhys.81.1551
DO - 10.1103/RevModPhys.81.1551
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:72549097463
SN - 0034-6861
VL - 81
SP - 1551
EP - 1624
JO - Reviews of Modern Physics
JF - Reviews of Modern Physics
IS - 4
ER -