The superconductivity of pseudo-binary compounds between Th7Fe3, Th7Co3 and Th7Ni3

M. Hakimi; L. E. DeLong; J. G. Huber

doi:10.1016/0378-4363(85)90523-6

The superconductivity of pseudo-binary compounds between Th₇Fe₃, Th₇Co₃ and Th₇Ni₃

M. Hakimi, L. E. DeLong, J. G. Huber

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Abstract

The superconductivity of Th_7.1(Fe, Co)₃, Th_7.1(Co, Ni)₃ and Th_7.1(Fe, Ni)₃ pseudo-binary compounds is reported. An unusual peak-and-valley structure is observed in the compositional variations of the superconducting transition temperatures. The same features in the data for the combined Th_7.1(Fe, Co)₃ and Th_7.1(Co, Ni)₃ systems are reproduced, although attenuated, in those for the Th_7.1(Fe, Ni)₃ system. It is argued that in the Th₇X₃ compounds with D10₂ structure the superconductivity is due to Th 6dbands.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	426-429
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physica B+C
Volume	135
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-4363(85)90523-6
State	Published - Dec 2 1985

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ThvFe3, Th7Co 3 and Th7Ni 3 are the only Th-rich compounds known to form with iron group elements. They all have the hexagonal D102 structure and become superconductors with transition temperatures T c of about 2 K \[1\]. The Fe, Co and Ni atoms are isolated from one another in cages of Th atoms, and the three compounds are Pauli paramagnets with essentially temperature-independent susceptibilities \[2\]. When the iron group elements are introduced as impurities into pure Th, a 1.36 K superconductor, Fe, Co and Ni are either negligibly soluble or little affect T c while Mn and Cr depress T c extremely rapidly \[3\]. T_hMn and ThCr are thought to be Kondo systems \[4\]; and Th7Mn 3 and Th7Cr3, of course, do not form. In ThvFe3, ThvCo 3 and ThTNi 3 the iron group 3d-shells are certainly filled; and their role in the superconductivity would seem to be minor. In another set * Research supported by the National Science Foundation under grants DMR 80-10530 and DMR 82-03690. * Present address: Laboratory of Nuclear Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.

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