Superconductivity versus structural phase transition in the closely related Bi2Rh3.5S2 and Bi2Rh3S2

Kaluarachchi, Udhara S.; Xie, Weiwei; Lin, Qisheng; Taufour, Valentin; Bud'ko, Sergey L.; Miller, Gordon J.; Canfield, Paul C.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.91.174513

Title: Superconductivity versus structural phase transition in the closely related Bi₂Rh_3.5S₂ and Bi₂Rh₃S₂

Journal Article · Tue May 19 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.91.174513· OSTI ID:1227310

Kaluarachchi, Udhara S. ^[1]; Xie, Weiwei ^[1]; Lin, Qisheng ^[1]; Taufour, Valentin ^[1]; Bud'ko, Sergey L. ^[1]; Miller, Gordon J. ^[1]; Canfield, Paul C. ^[1]

Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

Single crystals of Bi₂Rh₃S₂ and Bi₂Rh_3.5S₂ were synthesized by solution growth, and the crystal structures and thermodynamic and transport properties of both compounds were studied. In the case of Bi₂Rh₃S₂, a structural first-order transition at around 165 K is identified by single-crystal diffraction experiments, with clear signatures visible in resistivity, magnetization, and specific heat data. No superconducting transition for Bi₂Rh₃S₂ was observed down to 0.5 K. In contrast, no structural phase transition at high temperature was observed for Bi₂Rh_3.5S₂; however, bulk superconductivity with a critical temperature, T_c ≈ 1.7 K, was observed. The Sommerfeld coefficient γ and the Debye temperature (Θ_D) were found to be 9.41 mJ mol^–1K^–2 and 209 K, respectively, for Bi₂Rh₃S₂, and 22 mJ mol^–1K^–2 and 196 K, respectively, for Bi₂Rh_3.5S₂. As a result, the study of the specific heat in the superconducting state of Bi₂Rh_3.5S₂ suggests that Bi₂Rh_3.5S₂ is a weakly coupled, BCS superconductor.

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FA9550-09-1-0603; AC02-07CH11358

OSTI ID:: 1227310

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1182334

Report Number(s):: IS-J-8643; PRBMDO

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 91, Issue 17; ISSN 1098-0121

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