We report the first measurements of the anisotropic upper critical field $H_{c2}(T)$ for K$_{2}$Cr$_{3}$As$_{3}$ single crystals up to 60 T and $T > 0.6$ K. Our results show that the upper critical field parallel to the Cr chains, $H_{c2}^parallel (T
)$, exhibits a paramagnetically-limited behavior, whereas the shape of the $H_{c2}^perp (T)$ curve (perpendicular to the Cr chains) has no evidence of paramagnetic effects. As a result, the curves $H_{c2}^perp (T)$ and $H_{c2}^parallel(T)$ cross at $Tapprox 4$ K, so that the anisotropy parameter $gamma_H(T)=H_{c2}^perp/H_{c2}^parallel (T)$ increases from $gamma_H(T_c)approx 0.35$ near $T_c$ to $gamma_H(0)approx 1.7$ at 0.6 K. This behavior of $H_{c2}^|(T)$ is inconsistent with triplet superconductivity but suggests a form of singlet superconductivity with the electron spins locked onto the direction of Cr chains.
We report high magnetic field (up to 45 T) c-axis thermal expansion and magnetostriction experiments on URu2Si2 single crystals. The sample length change associated with the transition to the hidden order phase becomes increasingly discontinous as th
e magnetic field is raised above 25 T. The re-entrant ordered phase III is clearly observed in both the thermal expansion and magnetostriction above 36 T, in good agreement with previous results. The sample length is also discontinuous at the boundaries of this phase, mainly at the upper boundary. A change in the sign of the coefficient of thermal-expansion is observed at the metamagnetic transition (B_M = 38 T) which is likely related to the existence of a quantum critical end point.
