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Title: Superconducting properties of Rh 9 In 4 S 4 single crystals

Abstract

The synthesis and crystallographic, thermodynamic, and transport properties of single crystalline Rh9In4S4 were studied. The resistivity, magnetization, and specific heat measurements all clearly indicate bulk superconductivity with a critical temperature, Tc~2.25 K. The Sommerfeld coefficient γ and the Debye temperature (ΘD) were found to be 34 mJ mol–1 K–2 and 217 K, respectively. The observed specific heat jump, ΔC/γTc=1.66, is larger than the expected BCS weak coupling value of 1.43. Ginzburg-Landau (GL) ratio of the low-temperature GL-penetration depth, λGL≈5750 Å, to the GL-coherence length, ξGL≈94 Å, is large: κ ~60. However, we observed a peak effect in the resistivity measurement as a function of both temperature and magnetic field.

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  1. Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1253760
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1244165
Report Number(s):
IS-J-8963
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950; PRBMDO
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11358
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review B
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 93; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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Kaluarachchi, Udhara S., Lin, Qisheng, Xie, Weiwei, Taufour, Valentin, Bud'ko, Sergey L., Miller, Gordon J., and Canfield, Paul C. Superconducting properties of Rh9In4S4 single crystals. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.93.094524.
Kaluarachchi, Udhara S., Lin, Qisheng, Xie, Weiwei, Taufour, Valentin, Bud'ko, Sergey L., Miller, Gordon J., & Canfield, Paul C. Superconducting properties of Rh9In4S4 single crystals. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.094524
Kaluarachchi, Udhara S., Lin, Qisheng, Xie, Weiwei, Taufour, Valentin, Bud'ko, Sergey L., Miller, Gordon J., and Canfield, Paul C. Mon . "Superconducting properties of Rh9In4S4 single crystals". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.094524. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1253760.
@article{osti_1253760,
title = {Superconducting properties of Rh9In4S4 single crystals},
author = {Kaluarachchi, Udhara S. and Lin, Qisheng and Xie, Weiwei and Taufour, Valentin and Bud'ko, Sergey L. and Miller, Gordon J. and Canfield, Paul C.},
abstractNote = {The synthesis and crystallographic, thermodynamic, and transport properties of single crystalline Rh9In4S4 were studied. The resistivity, magnetization, and specific heat measurements all clearly indicate bulk superconductivity with a critical temperature, Tc~2.25 K. The Sommerfeld coefficient γ and the Debye temperature (ΘD) were found to be 34 mJ mol–1 K–2 and 217 K, respectively. The observed specific heat jump, ΔC/γTc=1.66, is larger than the expected BCS weak coupling value of 1.43. Ginzburg-Landau (GL) ratio of the low-temperature GL-penetration depth, λGL≈5750 Å, to the GL-coherence length, ξGL≈94 Å, is large: κ ~60. However, we observed a peak effect in the resistivity measurement as a function of both temperature and magnetic field.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.93.094524},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 9,
volume = 93,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 28 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Mon Mar 28 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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