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Local observation of linear-$T$ superfluid density and anomalous vortex dynamics in URu$_2$Si$_2$

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arxiv 2102.07860 v1 pith:TLEP77XY submitted 2021-02-15 cond-mat.supr-con cond-mat.str-el

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The heavy fermion superconductor URu$_2$Si$_2$ is a candidate for chiral, time-reversal symmetry-breaking superconductivity with a nodal gap structure. Here, we microscopically visualized superconductivity and spatially inhomogeneous ferromagnetism in URu$_2$Si$_2$. We observed linear-$T$ superfluid density, consistent with d-wave pairing symmetries including chiral d-wave, but did not observe the spontaneous magnetization expected for chiral d-wave. Local vortex pinning potentials had either four- or two-fold rotational symmetries with various orientations at different locations. Taken together, these data support a nodal gap structure in URu$_2$Si$_2$ and suggest that chirality either is not present or does not lead to detectable spontaneous magnetization.

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