Effect of low-temperature compression on superconductivity and crystal structure in strontium metal

Lim, J.; Sinha, S.; Jackson, D. E.; Kumar, R. S.; Park, C.; Hemley, R. J.; VanGennep, D.; Vohra, Y. K.; Hennig, R. G.; Hirschfeld, P. J.; Stewart, G. R.; Hamlin, J. J.

doi:10.1103/physrevb.110.174519

Title: Effect of low-temperature compression on superconductivity and crystal structure in strontium metal

Journal Article · 24 November 2024 · Physical Review. B

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.110.174519 · OSTI ID:2507323

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University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States); Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL (United States)
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL (United States)

The superconducting and structural properties of elemental strontium metal were investigated under pressures up to 60 GPa while maintaining cryogenic conditions during pressure application. Applying pressure at low temperatures reveals differences in superconducting and structural phases compared to previous reports obtained at room temperatures. Notably, the superconducting critical temperature exhibits a twofold increase under compression after cryogenic cooling within the pressure range of 35–42 GPa, compared to cryogenic cooling after room-temperature compression. Subsequently, the transition width becomes significantly sharper above 42 GPa. Low-temperature x-ray diffraction measurements under pressure reveal that this change corresponds to the Sr-III to Sr-IV transition, with no evidence of any metastable structure. Furthermore, the monoclinic Sr-IV structure was observed to remain stable to much higher pressures—at least up to 60 GPa, without the appearance of the incommensurate Sr-V phase present at room temperature. As a result, this implies that thermal activation energy plays an important role in overcoming the presence of a kinetic barrier to the Sr-V phase at room temperature.

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Research Organization:: University of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; NA0004153; SC0020385

OSTI ID:: 2507323

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 17 Vol. 110; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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