Superconductivity of transition metal sulfides, selenides, and phosphides with the NaCl structure

Journal Article · Sun Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00117075· OSTI ID:6427656

Moodenbaugh, A R; Johnston, D C; Viswanathan, R; Shelton, R N; Delong, L E; Fertig, W A

The superconducting properties of transition metal sulfides, selenides, and phosphides having the cubic NaCl structure are described. Binary compounds found to be superconducting are ThS, ScSe, ThSe, HfP, and ThP. More detailed information about the known superconductors Zr/sub 1-x/S, LuS, Sc/sub 1-x/S, YS, and ZrP is presented. Transition temperature was established as a function of composition for Zr-S, Sc-S, and Y-S NaCl-structure systems. Superconductivity at high pressure was determined in several systems. Some low-temperature specific heat capacity results, room-temperature magnetic susceptibility, and electrical resistance measurements between 2 K and room temperature are reported. Some information is presented about the rhombohedrally distorted compounds ZrSe and HfS. Results of NaCl-structure solid solution (metal replacement) synthesis (including superconductivity data) are reported for (Zr, Sc)-S, (Zr, Y)-S, (Zr, Ti)-S, (Zr, Hf)-S, (La, Y)-S and (Y, Th)-S. We find that superconductivity occurs generally in these materials, and that these compounds have much in common with the better known NaCl defect structure carbides and nitrides.

• Research Organization: Institute for Pure and Applied Physical Sciences, University of California: San Diego, La Jolla, California
• OSTI ID: 6427656
• Journal Information: J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 33:1; ISSN JLTPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
HAFNIUM COMPOUNDS
HAFNIUM PHOSPHATES
HAFNIUM SULFIDES
LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS
LANTHANUM SULFIDES
LUTETIUM COMPOUNDS
LUTETIUM SULFIDES
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATES
PHOSPHIDES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PNICTIDES
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
SCANDIUM COMPOUNDS
SCANDIUM SILICIDES
SCANDIUM SULFIDES
SELENIDES
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS
SILICIDES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SPECIFIC HEAT
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
THORIUM COMPOUNDS
THORIUM PHOSPHIDES
THORIUM SELENIDES
THORIUM SULFIDES
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TITANIUM SULFIDES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE
YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS
YTTRIUM SULFIDES
ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS
ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHIDES
ZIRCONIUM SELENIDES
ZIRCONIUM SULFIDES