Zeeman-driven phase transition within the superconducting state of κ-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu(NCS)2

Phys Rev Lett. 2011 Aug 19;107(8):087002. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.087002. Epub 2011 Aug 16.

Abstract

(13)C nuclear magnetic resonance measurements were performed on κ-(BEDT-TTF)(2)Cu(NCS)(2), with the external field placed parallel to the quasi-2D conducting layers. The absorption spectrum is used to determine the electronic spin polarization M(s) as a function of external field H at a temperature T=0.35 K. A discontinuity in the derivative dM(s)/dH at an applied field of H(s)=213±3 kOe is taken as evidence for a Zeeman-driven transition within the superconducting state and stabilization of inhomogeneous superconductivity.