Synthesis and Superconductivity of New BiS2 Based Superconductor PrO0.5F0.5BiS2 |
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Authors: | Rajveer Jha Anuj Kumar Shiva Kumar Singh V P S Awana |
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Affiliation: | 1. Quantum Phenomena and Applications Division, National Physical Laboratory (CSIR), Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi, 110012, India
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Abstract: | We report synthesis and superconductivity at 3.7 K in PrO0.5F0.5BiS2. The newly discovered material belongs to the layered sulfide based REO0.5F0.5BiS2 compounds having a ZrCuSiAs-type structure. The bulk polycrystalline compound is synthesized by the vacuum encapsulation technique at 780 °C in a single step. Detailed structural analysis has shown that the as synthesized PrO0.5F0.5BiS2 is crystallized in a tetragonal P4/nmm space group with lattice parameters a=4.015(5) Å, c=13.362(4) Å. Bulk superconductivity is observed in PrO0.5F0.5BiS2 below 4 K from magnetic and transport measurements. Electrical transport measurements showed superconducting transition temperature (T c ) onset at 3.7 K and T c (ρ=0) at 3.1 K. The hump at T c related to the superconducting transition is not observed in the heat capacity measurement and rather a Schottky-type anomaly is observed at below ~6 K. The compound is slightly semiconducting in a normal state. Isothermal magnetization (MH) exhibited typical type II behavior with a lower critical field (H c1) of around 8 Oe. |
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