NMR observation of rattling phonons in the pyrochlore superconductor KOs2O6

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Yoshida, M. [1 ]
Arai, K. [1 ]
Kaido, R. [1 ]
Takigawa, M. [1 ]
Yonezawa, S. [1 ]
Muraoka, Y. [1 ]
Hiroi, Z. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Tokyo, Inst Solid State Phys, Chiba 2778581, Japan
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.197002
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O4 [物理学];
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We report nuclear magnetic resonance studies on the beta-pyrochlore oxide superconductor KOs2O6. The nuclear relaxation at the K sites is entirely caused by fluctuations of the electric field gradient, which we ascribe to highly anharmonic low frequency oscillation (rattling) of K ions. A phenomenological analysis shows a crossover from overdamped to underdamped behavior of the rattling phonons with decreasing temperature and its sudden sharpening below the superconducting transition temperature T-c. Suppression of the Hebel-Slichter peak in the relaxation rate at the O sites below T-c also indicates strong electron-phonon coupling.
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