Effect of hydrothermal conditions on superconductivity and magnetism in [Li1−Fe OH]FeS
Autor: | Fazel Tafti, Samantha T. Jaszewski, Hung-Yu Yang, E. F. McDonnell, Mykola Abramchuk |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
Superconductivity
Materials science Condensed matter physics Magnetism Slow rate 02 engineering and technology equipment and supplies 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics 01 natural sciences Magnetic susceptibility Hydrothermal circulation Magnetic transitions Impurity Condensed Matter::Superconductivity Scattering rate 0103 physical sciences General Materials Science 010306 general physics 0210 nano-technology human activities |
Zdroj: | Materials Chemistry and Physics. 217:451-456 |
ISSN: | 0254-0584 |
Popis: | Recent reports of superconductivity and magnetism in single crystals of [Li1−xFexOH]FeS show unexplained variations in both superconducting and magnetic properties. We investigate the effect of hydrothermal growth conditions on these properties and find that increasing the growth temperature systematically increases the superconducting transition temperature (Tc), sharpens the magnetic transition, and decreases the scattering rate (Γ). The slow rate of Tc suppression with increasing Γ indicates a conventional s-wave superconducting state according to the Abrikosov-Gorkov expression. Samples with higher scattering rate show broader magnetic transitions and a stronger temperature dependence in the magnetic susceptibility. These results identify disorder, due to interstitial iron impurities, as the unique internal parameter responsible for the unexplained variations in Tc and magnetic ordering. We demonstrate the optimal hydrothermal growth conditions to minimize disorder and maximize Tc in [Li1−xFexOH]FeS crystals. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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