Superconductivity in electron-doped PbBi2⁢Te4

Xu, Xianghan; Ni, Danrui; Xie, Weiwei; Cava, R. J.

doi:10.1103/physrevb.108.054525

Superconductivity in electron-doped PbBi₂⁢Te₄

Journal Article · Tue Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Physical Review. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.108.054525· OSTI ID:2419517

^[1]; Ni, Danrui ^[2]; Xie, Weiwei ^[3]; Cava, R. J. ^[2]

Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); OSTI
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)

Single crystals of In-doped PbBi₂⁢Te₄ are synthesized via a conventional solid-state method. Chemical analysis and Hall measurements indicate that In replaces Pb, introducing n-type carriers, creating Pb_1–x⁢In_x⁢Bi₂⁢Te₄. A superconducting transition is observed with a maximum transition temperature around 2.06 K for Pb_1–x⁢In_x⁢Bi₂⁢Te₄. Field-dependent transport measurements reveal type-II superconductivity and yield a maximum upper critical field around 1.55 T. Thermodynamic data indicates bulk superconductivity in the BCS weak-coupling limit. Finally, our findings establish an ambient-pressure superconducting system in the AM₂⁢X₄ family, and doped PbBi₂⁢Te₄ as a promising platform for the study of topological superconductivity.

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Research Organization:: Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States); Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-98ER45706; SC0023648

OSTI ID:: 2419517

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 108; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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