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The crystal structure, superconducting properties, and electronic structure of a novel superconducting 122-type antimonide, BaPt$_2$Sb$_2$, have been investigated by measurements of powder X-ray diffraction patterns, electrical resistivity,…

We successfully grew the high-quality single crystal of Rb$_{0.78}$Fe$_2$Se$_{1.78}$, which shows sharp superconducting transition in magnetic susceptibility and electrical resistivity. Resistivity measurements show the onset…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-03-02 A. F. Wang , J. J. Ying , Y. J. Yan , R. H. Liu , X. G. Luo , Z. Y. Li , X. F. Wang , M. Zhang , G. J. Ye , P. Cheng , Z. J. Xiang , X. H. Chen

We report on the determination of the electronic heat capacity of a slightly overdoped (x = 0.075) Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2 single crystal with a Tc of 21.4 K. Our analysis of the temperature dependence of the superconducting-state specific heat…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-14 F. Hardy , T. Wolf , R. A. Fisher , R. Eder , P. Schweiss , P. Adelmann , H. v. Loehneysen , C. Meingast

We present a combined growth and transport study of superconducting single-crystalline NdO$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_2$. Evidence of two-dimensional superconductivity with significant phase fluctuations of preformed Cooper pairs preceding the…

We report synthesis, structural details and complete superconducting characterization of very recently discovered Nb2PdS5 new superconductor. The synthesized compound is crystallized in mono-clinic structure. Bulk superconductivity is seen…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-18 Rajveer Jha , Brajesh Tiwari , Poonam Rani , H. Kishan , V. P. S. Awana

We studied $ab$-plane transport properties in single crystals of the superconductor $\beta$-FeSe up to 16 T. In the normal state, below 90 K, the crystals present a strongly anisotropic positive magnetoresistance that becomes negligible…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-02-13 M. L. Amigó , V. Ale Crivillero , D. G. Franco , G. Nieva

We report on infrared reflectivity measurements of the $ab$-plane response of superconducting Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CuO$_6$ single crystals. The frequency dependent conductivity has a maximum near 700 cm$^{-1}$ at room temperature, which shifts to…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-30 A. A. Tsvetkov , J. Schuetzmann , D. van der Marel

We report here synthesis, structural, DC magnetization, and transport studies of new BiS2 based layered LaO0.5F0.5BiS2 superconductor [1]. The sample was synthesized by conventional solid state route via vacuum encapsulation technique at…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-05 V. P. S. Awana , Anuj Kumar , Rajveer Jha , Shiva Kumar , Anand Pal , Shruti , J. Saha , S. Patnaik

The Weyl semimetal trigonal PtBi$_2$ has recently been identified as a promising candidate material for intrinsic topological surface superconductivity emerging from the Fermi arc states of the material with a sizeable superconducting gap.…

Superconductivity has been found in RuN films obtained by reactive magnetron sputtering. This is a novel member of the metal nitride superconductors family. The critical temperature of the superconducting transition varies depending on the…

The recent surprising discovery of superconductivity with critical temperature $T_c$ = 32 K in MoB$_2$ above 70 GPa has led to the search for related materials that may superconduct at similarly high $T_c$ values and lower pressures. We…

A perfect topological superconductor can be realized by the simultaneous existence of bulk superconductivity along with topological non-trivial surface states. In this article, we report single crystal growth of superconducting binary…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-06-29 M. M. Sharma , N. K. Karn , Poonam Rani , R. N. Bhowmik , V. P. S. Awana

The current-voltage characteristics of a porous superconductor Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox (Bi2223) have been measured at temperature range from 10 to 90 K. The experimental dependences have been analyzed within the model allowing for pinning by…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-15 K. Yu. Terentyev , D. M. Gokhfeld , S. I. Popkov , K. A. Shaykhutdinov , M. I. Petrov

Single crystals of the compound LaFePO were prepared using a flux growth technique at high temperatures. Electrical resistivity measurements reveal metallic behavior and a resistive transition to the superconducting state at a critical…

Superconductivity · Physics 2008-09-10 J. J. Hamlin , R. E. Baumbach , D. A. Zocco , T. A. Sayles , M. B. Maple

Wiring systems powered by high-efficient superconductors have long been a dream of scientists, but researchers have faced practical challenges such as finding flexible materials. Here we report superconductivity in Nb2PdxS5-delta fibers…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-09-09 Hongyan Yu , Ming Zuo , Lei Zhang , Shun Tan , Changjin Zhang , Yuheng Zhang

Single crystal of Lu$_2$Fe$_3$Si$_5$ was studied with the tunnel-diode resonator technique in Meissner and mixed states. Temperature dependence of the superfluid density provides strong evidence for the two-gap superconductivity with almost…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-02-02 R. Gordon , M. D. Vannette , C. Martin , Y. Nakajima , T. Tamegai , R. Prozorov

We report the growth and physical properties of single-crystalline Bi$_2$Ta$_3$S$_6$ crystallizing in $P6_3/mcm$ space group, which comprises alternating Ta-S layers and Bi layers with each Bi atom connected with adjacent S atoms.…

Here, we report the discovery of superconductivity in a new transition metal-chalcogenide compound, i.e. Nb2Pd0.81S5, with a transition temperature Tc > 6.6 K. Despite its relatively low Tc, it displays remarkably high and anisotropic…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-03-14 Q. Zhang , G. Li , D. Rhodes , A. Kiswandhi , T. Besara , B. Zeng , J. Sun , T. Siegrist , M. D. Johannes , L. Balicas

We report specific heat under different magnetic fields for recently discovered quasi-one dimensional Nb2PdS5 superconductor. The studied compound is superconducting below 6 K. Nb2PdS5 is quite robust against magnetic field with dHc/dT of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-01 Reena Goyal , Brajesh Tiwari , Rajveer Jha , V. P. S. Awana

Heat-capacity measurements of a 39 microgramm MgB_2 single crystal in fields up to 14 T and below 3 K allow the determination of the low-temperature linear term of the specific heat, its field dependence and its anisotropy. Our results are…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-07 F. Bouquet , Y. Wang , I. Sheikin , T. Plackowski , A. Junod , S. Lee , S. Tajima