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Multiple Superconducting Phases and Unusual Enhancement of the Upper Critical Field in UTe2

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In this article, the authors performed AC calorimetry and magnetoresistance measurements under pressure for H || a-axis (easy-magnetization axis) in the novel heavy-fermion superconductor UTe2.
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We performed AC calorimetry and magnetoresistance measurements under pressure for H || a-axis (easy-magnetization axis) in the novel heavy-fermion superconductor UTe2. Thanks to the thermodynamic information, multiple superconducting phases have been revealed under pressure and magnetic field. The (H,T) phase diagram of superconductivity under pressure displays an abrupt increase of the upper critical field (Hc2) at low temperature and in the high field region, and a strong convex curvature of Hc2 at high temperature. This behavior of Hc2 and the multiple superconducting phases require a state for the superconducting order parameter more complex than a spin-triplet equal spin pairing. Above the superconducting critical pressure, Pc, we find strong indications that the possible magnetic order is closer to antiferromagnetism than to ferromagnetism.

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Periodic Anderson model for magnetism and superconductivity in UTe 2

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Orientation of point nodes and nonunitary triplet pairing tuned by the easy-axis magnetization in UTe2

TL;DR: In this article, the field-angle dependencies of high-quality single crystal of UTe${}_{2}$ in standard and superconductivity states were studied and the results suggest the presence of point nodes along the $a$ axis in the superconducting gap.
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Comparison of two superconducting phases induced by a magnetic field in UTe2

TL;DR: In this paper, the phase diagram of UTe2 under two magnetic field directions: the hard magnetization axis b, and a direction titled by ≃25-30° from b in the (b,c) plane.
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Electronic multipoles and multiplet pairs induced by Pomeranchuk and Cooper instabilities of Bogoliubov Fermi surfaces

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the instability of superconductors with multiple phase transitions and classified the ordered states into diagonal and off-diagonal ones, respectively, indicating the Pomeranchuk instability and Cooper pairing not of original electrons but of Bogoliubov particles (bogolons).
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Topological band and superconductivity in UTe 2

TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that inversion-symmetry related pairs of U atoms, forming rungs of ladders, play a key role in understanding the electronic structure and the origin of superconductivity.
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Periodic Anderson model for magnetism and superconductivity in UTe 2

TL;DR: In this paper, a periodic Anderson model for studying magnetism and superconductivity in a topological spin-triplet superconductor was proposed, and the Coulomb interaction of $f$-electrons enhances Ising ferromagnetic fluctuation along the $a$-axis and stabilizes spin triplet superconductivities of either ${B}{3u} or ${A}_{u}$ symmetry.
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Evidence for a pressure-induced antiferromagnetic quantum critical point in intermediate valence UTe2

TL;DR: In this article, an ac calorimetry, electrical resistivity, and x-ray absorption study of UTe$_2$ under applied pressure reveals key new insights on the superconducting and magnetic states surrounding pressure-induced quantum criticality at P$_{c1}$ = 1.3 GPa.
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Orientation of point nodes and nonunitary triplet pairing tuned by the easy-axis magnetization in UTe2

TL;DR: In this article, the field-angle dependencies of high-quality single crystal of UTe${}_{2}$ in standard and superconductivity states were studied and the results suggest the presence of point nodes along the $a$ axis in the superconducting gap.
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Comparison of two superconducting phases induced by a magnetic field in UTe2

TL;DR: In this paper, the phase diagram of UTe2 under two magnetic field directions: the hard magnetization axis b, and a direction titled by ≃25-30° from b in the (b,c) plane.
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