Evolution of paramagnetic quasiparticle excitations emerged in the high-field superconducting phase of CeCoIn5

Abstract

We present In115 NMR measurements in a novel thermodynamic phase of CeCoIn5 in a high magnetic field, where exotic superconductivity exists with the incommensurate spin-density wave order. We show that the NMR spectra in this phase provide direct evidence for the emergence of the spatially distributed normal quasiparticle regions. The quantitative analysis for the field evolution of the paramagnetic magnetization and newly emerged low-energy quasiparticle density of states is consistent with the nodal plane formation, which is characterized by an order parameter in the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin- Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state. The NMR spectra also suggest that the spatially uniform spin-density wave is induced in the FFLO phase. © 2011 American Physical Society.