Superconductivity and Quantum Critical Behavior in Cr_{100-z}Os_z

• Authors: A. Prinsloo , C. Sheppard , P. Fernando
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The magnetic phase diagrams of Cr alloys with group-8 metals, such as Re and Ru, show interesting properties. These include quantum critical and superconducting behavior. In order to extend these investigations this paper reports on the physical properties and the magnetic phase diagram of the Cr_{100-z}Os_{z} system, investigated in a concentration range of 2 ≤ z ≤ 30.6. Structural analysis indicate that samples with z<22 have a bcc structure, while those with z>22 include a cubic A15-type structure. Transport and magnetic property measurements indicate that the antiferromagnetic phase disappears at z ≈ 14 and that samples with concentrations z ≥ 12.2 show superconducting behavior. The magnetic phase diagram of Cr_{100-z}Os_{z} is constructed from the Néel and superconducting transition temperatures obtained from various measurements. The commensurate spin-density-wave to paramagnetic phase line decreases sharply for z>4. Fitting parameters of a power law fit to the commensurate spin-density-wave to paramagnetic phase line indicate possible quantum critical behavior. Present results suggest that this phase line terminates in a superconducting dome near a magnetic quantum critical point, similar to that observed in certain heavy fermion systems, but not previously reported for other Cr alloys.

Keywords

EN

75.50.Ee; 75.30.Fv; 74.70.Ad; 74.40.Kb

Discipline

• 75.30.Fv: Spin-density waves
• 74.40.Kb: Quantum critical phenomena
• 75.50.Ee: Antiferromagnetics
• 74.70.Ad: Metals; alloys and binary compounds (including A15, MgB2, etc.)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 131
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 1132-1134

Dates

published

2017-04

Contributors

author

A. Prinsloo

• Physics Department, Science Faculty, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

author

C. Sheppard

• Physics Department, Science Faculty, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

author

P. Fernando

• Physics Department, Science Faculty, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.131.1132