Complex superconductivity in the noncentrosymmetric compound Re6Zr

We report the electronic structure, synthesis, and measurements of the magnetic, transport, and thermal properties of the polycrystalline noncentrosymmetric compound Re6Zr. We observed a bulk superconducting transition at temperature Tc∼6.7 K, and measured the resistivity, heat capacity, thermal con...

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Published in:Physical review. B 2016-10, Vol.94 (14), p.144515
Main Authors: Khan, Mojammel A, Karki, A B, Samanta, T, Browne, D, Stadler, S, Vekhter, I, Pandey, Abhishek, Adams, P W, Young, D P, Teknowijoyo, S, Cho, K, Prozorov, R, Graf, D E
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Language:English
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CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
Critical field (superconductivity)
Electronic structure
Magnetic properties
MATERIALS SCIENCE
Order parameters
Penetration depth
Superconductivity
Thermal conductivity
Thermodynamic properties
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Summary:We report the electronic structure, synthesis, and measurements of the magnetic, transport, and thermal properties of the polycrystalline noncentrosymmetric compound Re6Zr. We observed a bulk superconducting transition at temperature Tc∼6.7 K, and measured the resistivity, heat capacity, thermal conductivity, and the London penetration depth below the transition, as well as performed doping and pressure studies. From these measurements we extracted the critical field and the superconducting parameters of Re6Zr. Our measurements indicate a relatively weak to moderate contribution from a triplet component to the order parameter, and favor a full superconducting gap, although we cannot exclude the existence of point nodes based on our data.
ISSN:2469-9950
2469-9969
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.144515