Superconductivity in the noncentrosymmetric compound Re6Hf
Abstract
Re6Hf , which crystallizes in α -Mn structure(space group I 4 ¯3 m ) without a spatial inversion center, is a superconductor with a superconducting transition temperature Tc≈6.2 K . The measurements of magnetic susceptibility (χ ), resistivity (ρ ), and specific heat capacity (C ) were carried out. Bulk superconductivity is revealed by the jump at Tc of the specific heat with Δ C /γnTc≈1.63 , suggesting moderate electron-electron coupling strength in this system. The upper critical field μ0Hc2 W H H(0 ) was estimated to be of 89 kOe, and μ0Hc2 G L(0 ) =107 kOe, which is close to the Pauli limiting field. The Ginzburg Landau parameter κG L=50.2 , indicates that Re6Hf is a type-II superconductor. The temperature dependence of the electronic specific heat Ce l(T ) in the superconducting state can be explained by BCS theory. Furthermore, the magnetic-field dependence of γ (H ) is found to be linear with respect to H . These results imply a dominant s -wave superconductivity in Re6Hf .
- Publication:
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Physical Review B
- Pub Date:
- July 2016
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevB.94.024518
- Bibcode:
- 2016PhRvB..94b4518C