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Superconductivity, magnetism, and charge density wave formation in ternary compounds with the Sc/sub 5/Co/sub 4/Si/sub 10/-type structure

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6419185
The variation of the superconducting transition temperature T/sub c/ with hydrostatic pressure up to 23.7 kbar is reported for eleven compounds with the Sc/sub 5/Co/sub 4/Si/sub 10/-type structure. Most of these compounds display a modest linear depression of T/sub c/ with pressure (dT/sub c/dp approx. 10/sup -5/ K/bar), however, two materials, Lu/sub 5/Ir/sub 4/Si/sub 10/ and Lu/sub 5/Rh/sub 4/Si/sub 10/, undergo a discontinuous transformation above a critical pressure of about 20 kbar to a state with a significantly higher T/sub c/. The resistivity and magnetic susceptibility show an anomaly in Lu/sub 5/Ir/sub 4/Si/sub 10/ and Lu/sub 5/Rh/sub 4/Si/sub 10/ at T/sub 0/ = 83 K and 155 K respectively. It is interpreted that this phase transformation may involve a charge density wave (CDW) formation that opens an energy gap over a portion of the Fermi surface. The P-T phase diagram for Lu/sub 5/Ir/sub 4/Si/sub 10/, given to demonstrate the correlation between T/sub 0/ and T/sub c/, provides the clear evidence that the pressure enhancement of T/sub c/ is due to progressive removal of the charge density wave in crystal. 112 refs., 35 figs., 5 tabs.
Research Organization:
Ames Lab., IA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
6419185
Report Number(s):
IS-T-1281; ON: DE87010927
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English