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Conventional superconductivity in single-crystalline BiPt

Superconductivity 2026-03-25 v2 Materials Science

Abstract

Binary Bi-Pd/Pt systems have attracted a lot of interest because of their topologically non-trivial nature along with superconductivity. We report the structural and superconducting properties of high-quality single-crystalline BiPt using a comprehensive range of experimental techniques, including X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, muon spin rotation/relaxation ({\mu}SR), magnetization, resistivity, and heat capacity. Our findings establish that BiPt is a weak type-II superconductor with a transition temperature (Tc) of 1.2 K which exhibits pronounced anisotropic superconducting characteristics attributed to its hexagonal crystal structure. Magnetization and electronic transport studies reveal that BiPt lies within the dirty limit, while {\mu}SR and heat capacity data indicate conventional s-wave superconductivity that maintains time-reversal symmetry. This work provides valuable insights into the pairing symmetry and superconducting mechanism of topologically trivial BiPt, a sound comparison system for other Bi-based topologically nontrivial superconductors.

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@article{arxiv.2511.15944,
  title  = {Conventional superconductivity in single-crystalline BiPt},
  author = {S. Sharma and M. Pula and Sajilesh K. P. and J. Gautreau and B. S. Agboola and J. P. Clancy and J. E. Sonier and A. Ghara and S. R. Dunsiger and M. Greven and M. J. Lagos and A. Kanigel and G. M. Luke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.15944},
  year   = {2026}
}

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9 Pages, 5 figures

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