Non-Locality and Strong Coupling in the Heavy Fermion Superconductor CeCoIn$_{5}$: A Penetration Depth Study

Abstract

We report measurements of the magnetic penetration depth $\lambda$ in single crystals of CeCoIn$_{5}$ down to $\sim$0.14 K using a tunnel-diode based, self-inductive technique at 28 MHz. While the in-plane penetration depth tends to follow a power law, $\lambda_{//} \sim {\it T}^{3/2}$, the data are better described as a crossover between linear ({\it T} $\gg$ ${\it T}^\ast$) and quadratic ({\it T} $\ll {\it T}^\ast$) behavior, with ${\it T}^\ast$ the crossover temperature in the strong-coupling limit. The {\it c}-axis penetration depth $\lambda_{\perp}$ is linear in {\it T}, providing evidence that CeCoIn$_{5}$ is a {\it d}-wave superconductor with line nodes along the {\it c}-axis. The different temperature dependences of $\lambda_{//}$ and $\lambda_{\perp}$ rule out impurity effects as the source of ${\it T}^{\ast}$.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure