New Alkali-Metal- and 2-Phenethylamine-Intercalated Superconductors Ax(C8H11N)yFe1-zSe (A = Li, Na) with the Largest Interlayer Spacings and Tc ∼ 40 K
Abstract
New FeSe-based intercalation superconductors, $A_x$(C$_8$H$_{11}$N)$_y$Fe$_{1-z}$Se ($A$ = Li, Na), with $T_\mathrm{c}$ = 39-44 K have been successfully synthesized via the intercalation of alkali metals and 2-phenethylamine into FeSe. The interlayer spacings, namely, the distances between neighboring Fe layers, $d$, of $A_x$(C$_8$H$_{11}$N)$_y$Fe$_{1-z}$Se ($A$ = Li, Na) are 19.04(6) and 18.0(1) Å, respectively. These $d$ values are the largest among those of the FeSe-based intercalation compounds and are understood to be due to the intercalation of two molecules of 2-phenethylamine in series perpendicular to the FeSe layers. It appears that the relationship between $T_\mathrm{c}$ and $d$ in the FeSe-based intercalation superconductors is not domic but $T_\mathrm{c}$ is saturated at ~ 45 K, which is comparable to the $T_\mathrm{c}$ values of single-layer FeSe films, for $d$ $\geq$ 9 Å.
- Publication:
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Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
- Pub Date:
- October 2016
- DOI:
- 10.7566/JPSJ.85.103702
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1609.06017
- Bibcode:
- 2016JPSJ...85j3702H
- Keywords:
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- Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
- E-Print:
- 12 pages, 5 figures, 1 table