Correlation between site preference of ternary Mn addition in LaAg and superconductivity
S. Kumar, S. N. Kaul, J. Rodriguez Fernandez, L. Fernandez Barquin, P. F. Henry
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The manuscript has 25 pages that include the text, 2 Tables and 12 Figures. The manuscript contains unpublished results which are of paramount interest to the Condensed Matter Physics Community at large and particularly to those engaged in the pursuit of research in Unconventional Superconductivity
发表信息:
Preliminary results have been briefly reported in Europhys. Lett. 74, 138 (2006)
对一种新的非常规超导体LaAg_(1-cMnc)(名义成分c = 0.0,0.025,0.05,0.1,0.2和0.3)的结构、表面形貌、成分和超导正常相图进行了广泛的研究,结果表明:c = 0、0.025和0.05的合金基本上是单相合金,其实际Mn浓度x与标称Mn浓度相同,即,c = x,而在c = 0.1、0.2和0.3的合金中,主要相(晶粒)的实际Mn浓度分别为x = 0.050(1)、0.080(1)和0.100(1)。三元Mn添加不改变母体化合物LaAg的CsCl结构。在1.8K < = T < = 50 K范围内的任何温度下,含Mn合金都不发生结构相变,也不存在长程反铁磁有序。Mn在x = c = 0.025(x ≤ 0.05或c ≤ 0.1)的合金中具有排他性的La(Ag)位置优先性,而在x = c = 0.05的合金中,Mn基本上没有位置优先性,因为所有Mn原子占据La位置或Ag位置。在x < = 0.05(x = c = 0.025)的合金(合金)中,在LaAg主体中的Ag(La)亚晶格位置处Mn对Ag(La)的取代产生非常规的超导电性(破坏了母体LaAg化合物中普遍存在的常规声子介导的超导电性)。
英文摘要:
The results of an extensive investigation of structure, surface morphology, composition and the superconducting-normal phase diagram of a new unconventional superconductor LaAg1-cMnc with nominal composition c = 0.0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3, reveal the following. The alloys with c = 0, 0.025 and 0.05 are essentially single phase alloys with the actual Mn concentration, x, same as the nominal one, i.e., c = x, whereas in the alloys with c = 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3, the actual Mn concentration of the majority phase (crystalline grains) is x = 0.050(1), 0.080(1) and 0.100(1), respectively. The ternary Mn addition does not alter the CsCl structure of the parent compound LaAg. Neither a structural phase transition occurs nor a long-range antiferromagnetic order exists at any temperature within the range 1.8K < = T < = 50K in any of the Mn containing alloys. Mn has exclusive La (Ag) site preference in the alloy (alloys) with x = c = 0.025 (x < = 0.05 or c < = 0.1) whereas in the alloy with x = c = 0.05, Mn has essentially no site preference in that all the Mn atoms either occupy the La sites or the Ag sites. In the alloys (alloy) with x < = 0.05 (x = c = 0.025), substitution of Ag (La) by Mn at the Ag (La) sub-lattice sites in LaAg host gives rise to unconventional superconductivity (destroys the conventional phonon-mediated superconductivity prevalent in the parent LaAg compound).
First-principles study on the high-$T_\text{c}$ superconductivity of Mg-Ti-H ternary hydrides up to the liquid-nitrogen temperature range under high pressures
School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University(西南交通大学电气工程学院);School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University(西南交通大学材料科学与工程学院);School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensing Physics and System Integration Applications, Guangdong University of Technology(广东工业大学物理与光电工程学院及广东省传感物理与系统集成应用重点实验室);School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University(湖南大学物理与电子学院)
Ternary iron selenide K$_{0.8}$Fe$_{1.6}$Se$_2$ is an antiferromagnetic semiconductor
采用第一性原理电子结构计算方法研究了K $_{0.8+x}$ Fe $_{1.6}$ Se $_2$的电子结构和磁性.铁空位有序的KPDMATHABMP Fe $_{1.6}$ Se $_2$的基态被发现是一个准二维块棋盘式反铁磁(AFM)半导体的能隙为594 meV和一个大的有序磁矩为3.37 $μ_B$为每个Fe原子,在良好的协议与中子散射测量。潜在的机制是化学键驱动的四聚体晶格畸变。K $_{0.8+x}$ Fe $_{1.6}$ Se $_2$ with finite $x$是一种掺杂的AFM半导体,具有低导电载流子浓度,其与过量的钾含量近似成比例,定性地与红外观察一致。我们的研究揭示了这些材料中反铁磁性和超导性之间相互作用的重要性。这表明$_{0.8}$ Fe $_{1.6}$ Se $_2$而不是KFe $_2$ Se $_2$应被视为母体化合物,在电子或空穴掺杂时从其出现超导性。
Superconductivity in a Scandium Borocarbide with a Layered Crystal Structure
超导体中近室温超导性的发现激发了对传统超导体材料的进一步研究。为了在含轻元素的材料中实现适度高的临界温度$(T_\mathrm{c})$,我们在钪硼碳化物系统中探索了新的超导相。本文报道了一种新的三元Sc-B-C化合物的超导电性。通过Rietveld分析确定的晶体结构属于四面体空间群$P4/ncc$。通过补充使用密度泛函理论计算,发现化合物的化学式表示为Sc $_{20}$ C $_{8-x}$ B $_x$ C $_{20}$($x=1\:\mathrm{or}\:2$)。有趣的是,少量的B对稳定目前的结构是必不可少的。我们的实验在$T_\mathrm{c}=7.7\:\mathrm{K}$上揭示了典型的II型超导性。此外,我们计算的状态密度内的第一性原理的方法,发现的贡献的Sc-3d轨道是主要负责的超导性。
Tailoring the normal and superconducting state properties of ternary scandium tellurides, Sc$_6M$Te$_2$ ($M = $ Fe, Ru and Ir) through chemical substitution
High-pressure phase stability and superconductivity in La-Zr-H hydrides
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院金属研究所沈阳材料科学国家实验室);School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China(中国科学技术大学材料科学与工程学院);Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology(斯科尔科沃科学与技术学院);Department of Computer Science, Xinzhou Normal University(忻州师范学院计算机系)
Thermodynamics and superconductivity of S$_x$Se$_{1-x}$H$_3$
SH $_2$的压缩及其随后分解为SH $_3$,可能是立方Im $\overline{3}$ m结构,导致了迄今为止测量和确认的最高$T_c$的常规超导性的发现,在160 GPa下为203 K。最近的理论研究表明,S与硫族其他元素的混合物可以提高超导温度。在这里,我们提出了一个详细的分析的热力学性质的S和Se的混合物在体心立方晶格与Im $\overline{3}$ m对称性使用集团展开技术,探索相图S $_x$硒$_{1-x}$ H $_{3}$。与以前的报道相反,我们发现S $_{0.5}$ Se $_{0.5}$ H $_3$在150-200 GPa的压力范围内是不稳定的。然而,组成为S $_{0.2}$ Se $_{0.8}$ H $_3$、S $_{0.\overline{3}}$ Se $_{0.\overline{6}}$ H $_3$和S $_{0.6}$ Se $_{0.4}$ H $_3$的相在200 GPa下是稳定的,而组成为S $_{0.25}$ Se $_{0.75}$ H $_3$和S PDMATHABSe $_{0.25}$ H $_3$的另外的相在较低压力下是可获得的。电子-声子计算表明,$T_c$的值始终较低的所有三元相,表明S和Se与H的混合物可能不是一个可行的路线,以改善超导性能的化合物。