Dimensionality of the reinforced superconductivity in UTe₂.

ABSTRACT: Superconductivity in the heavy-fermion metal UTe₂ survives under high magnetic fields, presenting both an intriguing puzzle and an experimental challenge. The non-perturbative influence of the magnetic field complicates the determination of superconducting order parameters in the high-field phases. Here, we report electronic transport anisotropy measurements in precisely aligned microbars in magnetic fields to 45 T. Our results reveal a highly directional vortex pinning force in the field-reinforced phase. The critical current is significantly suppressed for currents only along the c-direction, where the flux-flow voltage vanishes with slight angular misalignments-hallmarks of vortex lock-in transitions typically seen in quasi-2D superconductors like cuprates and pnictides. This

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12638786 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature