High pressure transport and structural studies on Nb3Ga superconductor

Mkrtcheyan, Vahe; Kumar, Ravhi; Baker, Jason; Connolly, Anthony; Antonio, Daniel; Cornelius, Andrew; Zhao, Yusheng

doi:10.1016/j.physb.2014.11.089

High pressure transport and structural studies on Nb₃Ga superconductor

Journal Article · Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Physica. B, Condensed Matter

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2014.11.089· OSTI ID:1332341

Mkrtcheyan, Vahe ^[1]; Kumar, Ravhi ^[2]; Baker, Jason ^[2]; Connolly, Anthony ^[2]; Antonio, Daniel ^[2]; Cornelius, Andrew ^[2]; Zhao, Yusheng ^[2]

Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States). High Pressure Science and Engineering Center and Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; UNLV
Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States). High Pressure Science and Engineering Center and Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

We investigated the crystal structure of A-15 superconductor Nb₃Ga with a critical temperature T_c = 16.5 K by high pressure x-ray diffraction (HPXRD) using synchrotron x-rays and a diamond anvil cell under Ne pressure medium. Furthermore, the high pressure structural results indicate that Nb₃Ga is stable up to 41 GPa. The P-V plot shows an anomaly around 15 GPa even though there are no pressure induced structural transitions are observed. High pressure resistance measurements were performed up to 0.5 GPa to understand the variation of T_c under pressure. Finally, our results show a positive pressure effect on T_c.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; FG02-99ER45775; NA0001974; NA0001982

OSTI ID:: 1332341

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1318763
OSTI ID: 1165306
OSTI ID: 22414837

Journal Information:: Physica. B, Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physica. B, Condensed Matter Journal Issue: C Vol. 459; ISSN 0921-4526

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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