# Phenomenology for multiple phases in the heavy-fermion skutterudite superconductor PrOs4Sb12

@article{Goryo2003PhenomenologyFM,
title={Phenomenology for multiple phases in the heavy-fermion skutterudite superconductor PrOs4Sb12},
author={Jun Goryo},
journal={Physical Review B},
year={2003},
volume={67},
pages={184511}
}
• J. Goryo
• Published 4 December 2002
• Materials Science, Physics
• Physical Review B
The two superconducting phases recently discovered in skutterudite ${\mathrm{PrOs}}_{4}{\mathrm{Sb}}_{12}$ are discussed by using the phenomenological Ginzburg-Landau theory based on the the cubic (tetrahedral) crystal symmetry ${T}_{h}.$ Building on experimental input coming from the recent thermal conductivity measurements, the structure of the gap functions for these two phases are considered for the spin singlet pairing case. One of the phases, lying in the high temperature and high field…
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