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Diluted and concentrated isoelectronic substitutional effects in superconducting R{sub x}Y{sub 1{minus}x}Ni{sub 2}B{sub 2}C compounds

Journal Article · · Journal of Low Temperature Physics

The suppression of superconductivity of pseudo-quaternary R{sub x}Y{sub 1{minus}x}Ni{sub 2}B{sub 2}C compounds in the dilute limit was found to be mainly caused by magnetic pair-breaking in the case of the heavy rare-earth elements (R = Tm, Er, Ho, Dy, Tb, Gd) and by lattice distortions in the case of the light rare-earth elements (R = Pr, Nd) resulting from the large difference of the ionic radii between the Y host ions and the R impurity ones.

Research Organization:
Inst. fuer Festkoerper- und Werkstofforschung Dresden (DE)
OSTI ID:
20015362
Journal Information:
Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Low Temperature Physics Journal Issue: 5-6 Vol. 117; ISSN JLTPAC; ISSN 0022-2291
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English