Local spectroscopic evidence for a nodeless magnetic kagome superconductor CeRu$_2$

Abstract

We report muon spin rotation (${\mu}$SR) experiments on the microscopic properties of superconductivity and magnetism in the kagome superconductor CeRu$_{2}$ with $T_{\rm c}$~${\simeq}$~5~K. From the measurements of the temperature-dependent magnetic penetration depth ${\lambda}$, the superconducting order parameter exhibits nodeless pairing, which fits best to an anisotropic $s$-wave gap symmetry. We further show that the $T_{\rm c}$/$\lambda^{-2}$ ratio is comparable to that of unconventional superconductors. Furthermore, the powerful combination of zero-field (ZF)-${\mu}$SR and high-field ${\mu}$SR has been used to uncover magnetic responses across three characteristic temperatures, identified as $T_1^*$~${\simeq}$~110~K, $T_2^*$~${\simeq}$~65~K, and $T_3^*$~${\simeq}$~40~K. Our experiments classify CeRu$_{2}$ as an exceedingly rare nodeless magnetic kagome superconductor.