Superconductivity in semimetallic Bi3O2S3

Li, L.; Parker, D.; Babkevich, P.; Yang, L.; Ronnow, H. M.; Sefat, A. S.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.91.104511

Title: Superconductivity in semimetallic $B i_{3} O_{2} S_{3}$

Abstract

We report in this paper a further investigation on the thermodynamic and transport properties, and an assessment of theoretical calculations, for the BiS₂-layered Bi₃O₂S₃ superconductor. The polycrystalline sample is synthesized with a superconducting transition temperature of T_c^onset=5.75K and T_c^zero=4.03K (≈Tc^mag) that drops to 3.3 K by applying a hydrostatic pressure of 6 kbar. Density-of-states (DOS) calculations give substantial hybridization between Bi, O, and S, with Bi the largest component of DOS, which supports the idea that the BiS₂ layer is relevant for producing electron-phonon coupling. An analysis of previously published specific heat data for Bi₃O₂S₃ is additionally suggestive of a strong electron-phonon interaction in the Bi-O-S system. The analysis of the Seebeck coefficient results strongly suggests that Bi₃O₂S₃ is a semimetal. In fact, we found the semimetallic or narrow band gap behavior may occur in certain other materials in the BiS₂-layered class of materials, such as Bi₄O₄S₃.

Authors:

Li, L. ^[1]; Parker, D. ^[1]; Babkevich, P. ^[2]; Yang, L. ^[3]; Ronnow, H. M. ^[2]; Sefat, A. S. ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (Switzlerland). Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism (LQM)
Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (Switzlerland). Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism (LQM); Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (Switzlerland). Laboratory of Physics of Complex Matter

Publication Date:: Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

OSTI Identifier:: 1265433

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1180544

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 91; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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                    Li, L., Parker, D., Babkevich, P., Yang, L., Ronnow, H. M., and Sefat, A. S. Superconductivity in semimetallic Bi3O2S3.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Li, L., Parker, D., Babkevich, P., Yang, L., Ronnow, H. M., & Sefat, A. S. Superconductivity in semimetallic Bi3O2S3.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.91.104511

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                    Li, L., Parker, D., Babkevich, P., Yang, L., Ronnow, H. M., and Sefat, A. S. Thu .  
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@article{osti_1265433,

  title        = {Superconductivity in semimetallic Bi3O2S3},

  author       = {Li, L. and Parker, D. and Babkevich, P. and Yang, L. and Ronnow, H. M. and Sefat, A. S.},

  abstractNote = {We report in this paper a further investigation on the thermodynamic and transport properties, and an assessment of theoretical calculations, for the BiS2-layered Bi3O2S3 superconductor. The polycrystalline sample is synthesized with a superconducting transition temperature of Tconset=5.75K and Tczero=4.03K (≈Tcmag) that drops to 3.3 K by applying a hydrostatic pressure of 6 kbar. Density-of-states (DOS) calculations give substantial hybridization between Bi, O, and S, with Bi the largest component of DOS, which supports the idea that the BiS2 layer is relevant for producing electron-phonon coupling. An analysis of previously published specific heat data for Bi3O2S3 is additionally suggestive of a strong electron-phonon interaction in the Bi-O-S system. The analysis of the Seebeck coefficient results strongly suggests that Bi3O2S3 is a semimetal. In fact, we found the semimetallic or narrow band gap behavior may occur in certain other materials in the BiS2-layered class of materials, such as Bi4O4S3.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevB.91.104511},

  journal      = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},

  number       = 10,

  volume       = 91,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

  month        = {Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 EDT 2015}

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