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We studied the partial substitution of Ag in the noncentrosymetric superconducting compounds Li$_2$Pd$_{3-x}$Ag$_x$B with x=0.0, 0.1 and 0.3. Magnetization, resistivity and specific heat measurements were performed in this system. From…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-09-09 A. A. Castro , O. Olicón , F. Morales , R. Escudero

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 have performed magnetization, specific heat, and muon spin relaxation ($\mu$SR) measurements on single crystals of the noncentrosymmetric superconductor Ir$_{2}$Ga$_{9}$. The isothermal magnetization measurements show that there is a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-12-13 J. C. Jiao , K. W. Chen , O. O. Bernal , P. -C. Ho , L. Shu

Superconductivity is observed with critical temperature $T_{c}$ = 2.0 K in self-flux-grown single crystals of $CaBi_{2}$. This material adopts the $ZrSi_{2}$ structure type with lattice parameters a = 4.696(1) $\AA$, b = 7.081(2) $\AA$ and…

Exploring superconductors which can possess pairing mechanism other than the BCS predicted s-wave have continually attracted considerable interest. Superconductors with low-lying phonons may exhibit unconventional superconductivity as the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-08-19 Arushi , Kapil Motla , P. K. Meena , S. Sharma , D. Singh , P. K. Biswas , A. D. Hillier , R. P. Singh

The noncentrosymmetric Half Heusler compound YPtBi exhibits superconductivity below a critical temperature T_c = 0.77 K with a zero-temperature upper critical field H_c2(0) = 1.5 T. Magnetoresistance and Hall measurements support…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-12-22 Nicholas P. Butch , P. Syers , Kevin Kirshenbaum , Andrew P. Hope , Johnpierre Paglione

We report the detailed transport, magnetic, thermodynamic properties and theoretical calculation of KBi2 single crystals in superconducting and normal states. KBi2 shows metallic behavior at normal state and enters superconducting state…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-04-14 Shanshan Sun , Kai Liu , Hechang Lei

RhGe synthesized at high pressure is crystallized in noncentrosymmetric cubic structure of the B20 type. Measurements of the electrical resistivity and magnetization demonstrate a superconducting state below T$_c$ ~ 4.5 K and a weak…

Noncentrosymmetric materials are promising paradigm to explore unconventional superconductivity. In particular, several Re containing noncentrosymmetric materials have attracted considerable attention due to a superconducting state with a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-08-17 Sajilesh K. P. , K. Motala , P. K. Meena , A. Kataria , C. Patra , A. D. Hillier , R. P. Singh

Recently, high entropy alloys (HEAs) have emerged as a new platform for discovering superconducting materials and offer avenues to explore exotic superconductivity. The highly disordered nature of HEA suggests regular phonon required for…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-09-29 Kapil Motla , Arushi , P. K. Meena , D. Singh , P. K. Biswas , A. D. Hillier , R. P. Singh

Iron-chalcogenide single crystals with the nominal composition FeSe$_{0.5}$Te$_{0.5}$ and a transition temperature of $T_{c}\simeq14.6$ K were synthesized by the Bridgman method. The structural and anisotropic superconducting properties of…

We show that the previously unreported ternary $\sigma$-phase material Nb$_{20.4}$Ru$_{5.7}$Ge$_{3.9}$ is a superconductor with a critical temperature of 2.2 K. Temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility, resistance, and specific heat…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-12-13 Elizabeth M. Carnicom , Weiwei Xie , Zuzanna Sobczak , Tai Kong , Tomasz Klimczuk , Robert J. Cava

${\rm CaPd_2Ge_2}$ which crystallizes in ${\rm ThCr_2Si_2}$-type body-centered tetragonal structure exhibits superconductivity below the critical temperature $T_{\rm c} = 1.69$~K\@. We have investigated the superconducting gap structure and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-06-13 V. K. Anand , A. Bhattacharyya , D. T. Adroja , K. Panda , P. K. Biswas , A. D. Hillier , B. Lake

We measured the ultra-low-temperature specific heat and thermal conductivity of Au$_2$Pb single crystal, a possible three-dimensional Dirac semimetal with a superconducting transition temperature $T_c \approx$ 1.05 K. The electronic…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-03-08 Y. J. Yu , Y. Xu , Y. Xing , J. Zhang , T. P. Ying , X. C. Hong , M. X. Wang , X. Zhang , S. Jia , J. Wang , S. Y. Li

The noncentrosymmetric superconductor (NCS) AuBe is investigated using a variety of thermodynamic and resistive probes in magnetic fields of up to 65~T and temperatures down to 0.3~K. Despite the polycrystalline nature of the samples, the…

Electrical resistivity, specific heat and NMR measurements classify non-centrosymmetric $\rm Mo_3Al_2C$ ($\beta$-Mn type, space group $P4_132$) as a strong-coupled superconductor with $T_c = 9$~K deviating notably from BCS-like behaviour.…

We report superconductivity at $T_c = 1.22$ K and magnetic order at $T_N = 1.06$ K in the semi-metallic noncentrosymmetric Half Heusler compound ErPdBi. The upper critical field, $B_{c2}$, has an unusual quasi-linear temperature variation…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-17 Y. Pan , A. M. Nikitin , T. V. Bay , Y. K. Huang , C. Paulsen , B. H. Yan , A. de Visser

We have synthesized polycrystalline samples of the noncentrosymmetric superconductor Mo3Al2C by arc and RF melting, measured its transport, magnetic and thermodynamic properties, and computed its band structure. Experimental results…

We have studied the half-Heusler compound TbPdBi through resistivity, magnetization, Hall effect and heat capacity measurements. A semimetal behavior is observed in its normal state transport properties, which is characterized by a large…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-08-01 H. Xiao , T. Hu , W. Liu , Y. L. Zhu , P. G. Li , G. Mu , J. Su , K. Li , Z. Q. Mao

We present muon spin rotation and relaxation (muSR) measurements as well as demagnetising field corrected magnetisation measurements on polycrystalline samples of the noncentrosymmetric superconductor BeAu. From muSR measurements in a…