Robust superconductivity and the suppression of charge-density wave in the quasi-skutterudites Ca 3 ( Ir 1 – x Rh x ) 4 Sn 13 single crystals at ambient pressure

Krenkel, Elizabeth H.; Tanatar, Makariy A.; Ghimire, Sunil; Joshi, Kamal R.; Chen, Shuzhang; Petrovic, Cedomir; Prozorov, Ruslan

doi:10.1088/1361-648x/ad5485

Title: Robust superconductivity and the suppression of charge-density wave in the quasi-skutterudites Ca 3 ( Ir 1 – x Rh x ) 4 Sn 13 single crystals at ambient pressure

Journal Article · 23 June 2024 · Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648x/ad5485 · OSTI ID:2382774

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Ames Lab., and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)

Single crystals of the quasi-skutterudite compounds Ca₃(Ir_1-xRh_x)₄Sn₁₃ (3–4–13) were synthesized by flux growth and characterized by x-ray diffraction, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, magnetization, resistivity, and radio frequency magnetic susceptibility techniques. The coexistence and competition between the charge density wave (CDW) and superconductivity was studied by varying the Rh/Ir ratio. The superconducting transition temperature, T_c, varies from 7 K in pure Ir (x = 0) to 8.3 K in pure Rh (x = 1). Temperature-dependent electrical resistivity reveals monotonic suppression of the CDW transition temperature, T_CDW(x). The CDW starts in pure Ir, x = 0, at T_CDW ≈ 40 K and extrapolates roughly linearly to zero at x_c ≈ 0.53–0.58 under the superconducting dome. Magnetization and transport measurements show a significant influence of CDW on superconducting and normal states. Meissner expulsion is substantially reduced in the CDW region, indicating competition between the CDW and superconductivity. The low-temperature resistivity is higher in the CDW part of the phase diagram, consistent with the reduced density of states due to CDW gapping. Its temperature dependence just above T_c shows signs of non-Fermi liquid behavior in a cone-like composition pattern. We conclude that the Ca₃(Ir_1-xRh_x)₄Sn₁₃ alloy is a good candidate for a composition-driven quantum critical point at ambient pressure.

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2382774

Report Number(s):: IS-J--11,372; {"","Journal ID: ISSN 0953-8984"}

Journal Information:: Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 38 Vol. 36; ISSN 0953-8984

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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