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An attempt is made to summarize our current understanding of the superconductivity occuring in heavy fermion systems. The last three years have seen the discovery of two new superconductors (UNi2Al3 and UPd2Al3), much more use of directional probes to investigate the anisotropy of the gap structure, further experimental and theoretical inquiry into a possible coupling of magnetic and superconducting order parameters, wider application of pressure and uniaxial stress to examine the onset of ordering and some new indications of unconventional superconductivity. These topics will be reviewed along with others of current interest.
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Taillefer, L. Current issues in heavy fermion superconductivity. Hyperfine Interact 85, 379–396 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02069450
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