1210.6405 (S. Milbradt et al.)

In-plane superfluid density and microwave conductivity of the organic
superconductor κ-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br: evidence for d-wave pairing    [PDF]

S. Milbradt, A. A. Bardin, C. J. S. Truncik, W. A. Huttema, P. L. Burn, S. -C. Lo, B. J. Powell, D. M. Broun

We report measurements of the in-plane microwave surface impedance of a high quality single crystal of the title compound. This yields three independent lines of evidence for d-wave pairing: i) a strong, linear temperature dependence of superfluid density; ii) deep in the superconducting state the quasiparticle scattering rate \Gamma(T) ~ T^3; and iii) no BCS conductivity coherence peak is observed in the quasiparticle conductivity. The zero-temperature penetration depth, \lambda_0 = 3220 \AA, is found to be much shorter than in previous reports. We also measure the in-plane conductivity above the superconducting critical temperature and use this to test theories of the normal state.

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