Superconducting properties of 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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- Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- 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
Citation Formats
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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