Superconductivity of Lanthanum Superhydride Investigated Using the Standard Four-Probe Configuration under High Pressures

Recently,the theoretically predicted lanthanum superhydride,LaH_10±δ,with a clathrate-like structure was successfully synthesized and found to exhibit a record high superconducting transition temperature T_c≈250 K at～170 GPa,opening a new route for room-temperature superconductivity.However,since in situ experiments at megabar pressures are very challenging,few groups have reported the ～250 K superconducting transition in LaH_10±δ.Here,we establish a simpler sample-...     

多晶Sr2Fe1－xAlxMoO6的晶粒内低场磁电阻效应

用传统的固相反应法合成了Fe位掺杂Al的双钙钛矿型氧化物Sr2Fe1-xAlxMoO6 (x=00，005，010，015，03)多晶材料. x射线衍射和扫描电子显微分析显示，在Fe位掺杂Al既没有引入杂相，也没有明显改变Sr2FeMoO6多晶材料的晶粒尺寸和晶界状态. 非磁性Al离子的掺杂使晶粒内部磁有序区细化成更小的区域，同时使反铁磁区内的磁耦合作用变弱. 这一方面提高了亚铁磁区磁化方向的磁场灵敏度；另一方面也降低了反铁磁区对自旋相关电子的散射；两方面的共同作用使Sr2FeMoO6的低场磁电阻效应明显增强，但这种尺寸效应也使材料的磁电阻在高温下下降得更快. 关键词： 低场磁电阻 掺杂 自旋极化电子     

Emergence of High-Temperature Superconducting Phase in Pressurized La3Ni2O7 Crystals

The recent report of pressure-induced structural transition and signature of superconductivity with T_c≈80 K above 14 GPa in La₃Ni₂O₇ crystals has garnered considerable attention.To further elaborate this discovery,we carried out comprehensive resistance measurements on La₃Ni₂O₇ crystals grown in an optical-image floating zone furnace under oxygen pressure(15 bar) using a diamond anvil cell(DAC) and cubic anvil cell(CAC)...     

Ionic-Liquid-Gating Induced Protonation and Superconductivity in FeSe,FeSe_(0.93)S_(0.07), ZrNCl, 1T-TaS_2 and Bi_2Se_3

We report protonation in several compounds by an ionic-liquid-gating method, under optimized gating conditions.This leads to single superconducting phases for several compounds. Non-volatility of protons allows post-gating magnetization and transport measurements. The superconducting transition temperature T_c is enhanced to 43.5 K for FeSe_(0.93)S_(0.07), and 41 K for Fe Se after protonation. Superconducting transitions with T_c～15 K for ZrNCl,～7.2 K for 1-TaS_2, and ～3.8 K for Bi_2Se_3 are induced after protonation. Electric transport in protonated FeSe_(0.93)S_(0.07) confirms high-temperature superconductivity. Our~1 H nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)measurements on protonated Fe Se_(1-x)S_x reveal enhanced spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/~1T_1 with increasing x,which is consistent with the LDA calculations that H~+ is located in the interstitial sites close to the anions.     

A density-wave-like transition in the polycrystalline V3Sb2 sample with bilayer kagome lattice

Recently,transition-metal-based kagome metals have aroused much research interest as a novel platform to explore exotic topological quantum phenomena.Here we report on the synthesis,structure,and physical properties of a bilayer kagome lattice compound V₃Sb₂.The polycrystalline V₃Sb₂ samples were synthesized by conventional solid-state-reaction method in a sealed quartz tube at temperatures below 850℃.Measurements of magnetic susceptibility and resistivity revealed consistently a density-wave-like transition at Tdw≈160 K with a large thermal hysteresis,even though some sample-dependent behaviors were observed presumably due to the different preparation conditions.Upon cooling through Tdw,no strong anomaly in lattice parameters and no indication of symmetry lowering were detected in powder x-ray diffraction measurements.This transition can be suppressed completely by applying hydrostatic pressures of about 1.8 GPa,around which no sign of superconductivity was observed down to 1.5 K.Specific-heat measurements revealed a relatively large Sommerfeld coefficientγ=18.5 mJ·mol^-1·K^-2,confirming the metallic ground state with moderate electronic correlations.Density functional theory calculations indicate that V₃Sb₂ shows a non-trivial topological crystalline property.Thus,our study makes V₃Sb₂ a new candidate of metallic kagome compound to study the interplay between density-wave-order,nontrivial band topology,and possible superconductivity.     

Spin gap in quasi-one-dimensional S=3/2 antiferromagnet CoTi2O5

Quasi-one-dimensional(1D) antiferromagnets are known to display intriguing phenomena especially when there is a spin gap in their spin-excitation spectra. Here we demonstrate that a spin gap exists in the quasi-1D Heisenberg antiferromagnet CoTi₂O₅ with highly ordered Co²⁺/Ti⁴⁺ occupation, in which the Co²⁺ ions with S = 3/2 form a 1D spin chain along the a-axis. CoTi₂O₅ undergoes an antiferromagnetic transition at T     

Emergence of Superconductivity on the Border of Antiferromagnetic Order in RbMn6Bi5 under High Pressure:A New Family of Mn-Based Superconductors

We report the discovery of superconductivity on the border of antiferromagnetic order in a quasi-one-dimensional material RbMn₆Bi₅ via measurements of resistivity and magnetic susceptibility under high pressures.Its phase diagram of temperature versus pressure resembles those of many magnetism-mediated superconducting systems.With increasing pressure,its antiferromagnetic ordering transition with T_N=83 K at ambient pressure is first enhanced moderately and then s...     

单晶NdMnO3的比热研究

研究了低温下NdMnO3单晶的比热随温度和磁场的变化(2K≤T≤200K,0T≤H≤8T).对应于Mn磁矩亚晶格的A型反铁磁(A-AF)相变,零场下的比热曲线在85K附近出现尖锐的λ形峰,随着磁场的增加,此λ峰降低展宽而且平滑变化,这与此温度附近磁化强度的变化规律一致.与磁有序相变相关的熵变约为理论值的26%,这可能是由于磁有序涨落延续在较大温区造成的.在20K以下,比热曲线出现了明显的肩膀形状的Schottky反常,其峰值随着磁场的增加而逐渐向高温移动.考虑了低温下比热的各种贡献,根据Nd3+位有效分子场(Hmf)引起的Nd3+基态双重态(GSD)劈裂对上述现象进行了解释.通过对2K≤T≤20K,0T≤H≤8T范围内比热数据的拟合,得到了样品的GSD劈裂,德拜温度和A-AF自旋波劲度系数以及它们对磁场的依赖关系.发现GdFeO3型八面体旋转引起的A-AF结构中Mn磁矩亚晶格的铁磁成分可能是Hmf的来源.     

Single crystal growth,structural and transport properties of bad metal RhSb_2

We have successfully grown an arsenopyrite marcasite type RhSb2 single crystal, and systematically investigated its crystal structure, electrical transport, magnetic susceptibility, heat capacity, and thermodynamic properties. We found that the temperature-dependent resistivity exhibits a bad metal behavior with a board peak around 200 K. The magnetic susceptibility of RhSb2 shows diamagnetism from 300 K to 2 K. The low-temperature specific heat shows a metallic behavior with a quite small electronic specific-heat coefficient. No phase transition is observed in both specific heat and magnetic susceptibility data. The Hall resistivity measurements show that the conduction carriers are dominated by electrons with ne = 8.62 × 10¹⁸ cm^-3 at 2 K, and the electron carrier density increases rapidly above 200 K without change sign. Combining with ab-initio band structure calculations, we showed that the unusual peak around 200 K in resistivity is related to the distinct electronic structure of RhSb_2. In addition, a large thermopower S(T) about -140 μV/K is observed around 200 K, which might be useful for future thermoelectric applications.     

High pressure synthesis and characterization of the pyrochlore Dy_2Pt_2O_7:A new spin ice material

The cubic pyrochlore Dy2Pt2O7 was synthesized under 4 GPa and 1000℃ and its magnetic and thermodynamic properties were characterized by DC and AC magnetic susceptibility and specific heat down to 0.1 K.We found that Dy2Pt2O7 does not form long-range magnetic order,but displays characteristics of canonical spin ice such as Dy2Pt2O7,including(1)a large effective moment 9.64μB close to the theoretical value and a small positive Curie-Weiss temperatureθCW=+0.77 K signaling a dominant ferromagnetic interaction among the Ising spins;(2)a saturation moment ~4.5μB being half of the total moment due to the local<111>Ising anisotropy;(3)thermally activated spin relaxation behaviors in the low(~1 K)and high(~20 K)temperature regions with different energy barriers and characteristic relaxation time;and most importantly,(4)the presence of a residual entropy close to Pauling’s estimation for water ice.