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Pressure dependence of superconductivity in amorphous Zr/sub x/Ni/sub 100-//sub x/ alloys

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)

The pressure dependence of superconducting transition temperature T/sub c/ of amorphous Zr/sub x/Ni/sub 100-//sub x/ alloys (x = 80, 71, 67, 63.5 60, 55) has been studied under quasihydrostatic pressure to 8 GPa. For amorphous samples having Zr concentration x>60, partialT/sub c//partialp is possitive in sign and it decreases nonlinearly with increasing x, whereas partialT/sub c//partialP is negative in sign for 55 at. % Zr concentration. These results were explained in terms of character change of the conduction carriers at the Fermi surface. In addition, for Zr/sub 80/Ni/sub 20/ we observed the formation of the ..omega..-Zr phase for pressures greater than 2 GPa.

Research Organization:
Brock University, Department of Physics, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S 3A1
OSTI ID:
6230741
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 39:7; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English