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Superconductivity, magnetic susceptibility, and electronic properties of amorphous (Mo/sub 1-x/Ru/sub x/)/sub 80/P/sub 20/ alloys obtained by liquid quenching

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5266911· OSTI ID:5266911
Results of x-ray diffraction, transmission electron diffraction, and crystallization studies on amorphous (Mo/sub 1-x/Ru/sub x/)/sub 80/P/sub 20/ alloys obtained by liquid quenching are presented and discussed. The alloys are all found to be superconducting with transition temperatures ranging from approximately 3/sup 0/K to approximately 9/sup 0/K. The variation of T/sub c/ with alloy composition is compared to that obtained by Collver and Hammond for vapor quenched transition metal films. Results of magnetic susceptibility measurements are used to estimate the variation of the electronic density of states at the Fermi level, N(0), from the Pauli paramagnetic contribution. The relationship between the variation of T/sub c/ and N(0) is discussed in terms of the microscope theory of superconductivity. Finally, results of measurements of the upper critical field H/sub c2/, and the normal state electronic transport properties are presented and compared with recent theoretical models for amorphous superconductors.
Research Organization:
California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena (USA). W.M. Keck Lab. of Engineering Materials
OSTI ID:
5266911
Report Number(s):
CALT-822-99
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English