Pressure-induced volumetric negative thermal expansion in CoZr2 superconductor
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| author | Watanabe, Yuto Arima, Hiroto Kawaguchi-Imada, Saori Kadobayashi, Hirokazu Oka, Kenta Usui, Hidetomo Matsumoto, Ryo Takano, Yoshihiko Kawahata, Takeshi Kawashima, Chizuru Takahashi, Hiroki Yamashita, Aichi Mizuguchi, Yoshikazu |
| author_facet | Watanabe, Yuto Arima, Hiroto Kawaguchi-Imada, Saori Kadobayashi, Hirokazu Oka, Kenta Usui, Hidetomo Matsumoto, Ryo Takano, Yoshihiko Kawahata, Takeshi Kawashima, Chizuru Takahashi, Hiroki Yamashita, Aichi Mizuguchi, Yoshikazu |
| contents | We investigate the thermal expansion and superconducting properties of a CuAl2-type (tetragonal) superconductor CoZr2 under high pressures. We perform high-pressure synchrotron X-ray diffraction in a pressure range of 2.9 GPa < P < 10.4 GPa and discover that CoZr2 exhibits volumetric negative thermal expansion under high pressures. Although the uniaxial positive thermal expansion (PTE) along the a-axis is observed under ambient pressure, that is suppressed by pressure, while the large uniaxial negative thermal expansion (NTE) along the c-axis is maintained under the pressure regime. As a result of a combination of the suppressed uniaxial PTE along the a-axis and uniaxial NTE along the c-axis, volumetric negative thermal expansion is achieved under high pressure in CoZr2. The mechanisms of volumetric NTE would be based on the flexible crystal structure caused by the soft Co-Co bond as seen in the iso-structural compound FeZr2, which exhibits uniaxial NTE along the c-axis. We also perform high-pressure electrical resistance measurements of CoZr2 to confirm the presence of superconductivity under the examined pressure regime in the range of 0.03 GPa < P < 41.9 GPa. We confirm the presence of superconductivity under all pressures and observe dome-like shape pressure dependence of superconducting transition temperature. Because of the coexistence of two phenomena, which are volumetric NTE and superconductivity, in CoZr2 under high pressure, the coexistence would be achievable under ambient pressure by tuning chemical compositions after our present observation. |
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| spellingShingle | Pressure-induced volumetric negative thermal expansion in CoZr2 superconductor Watanabe, Yuto Arima, Hiroto Kawaguchi-Imada, Saori Kadobayashi, Hirokazu Oka, Kenta Usui, Hidetomo Matsumoto, Ryo Takano, Yoshihiko Kawahata, Takeshi Kawashima, Chizuru Takahashi, Hiroki Yamashita, Aichi Mizuguchi, Yoshikazu Materials Science Superconductivity We investigate the thermal expansion and superconducting properties of a CuAl2-type (tetragonal) superconductor CoZr2 under high pressures. We perform high-pressure synchrotron X-ray diffraction in a pressure range of 2.9 GPa < P < 10.4 GPa and discover that CoZr2 exhibits volumetric negative thermal expansion under high pressures. Although the uniaxial positive thermal expansion (PTE) along the a-axis is observed under ambient pressure, that is suppressed by pressure, while the large uniaxial negative thermal expansion (NTE) along the c-axis is maintained under the pressure regime. As a result of a combination of the suppressed uniaxial PTE along the a-axis and uniaxial NTE along the c-axis, volumetric negative thermal expansion is achieved under high pressure in CoZr2. The mechanisms of volumetric NTE would be based on the flexible crystal structure caused by the soft Co-Co bond as seen in the iso-structural compound FeZr2, which exhibits uniaxial NTE along the c-axis. We also perform high-pressure electrical resistance measurements of CoZr2 to confirm the presence of superconductivity under the examined pressure regime in the range of 0.03 GPa < P < 41.9 GPa. We confirm the presence of superconductivity under all pressures and observe dome-like shape pressure dependence of superconducting transition temperature. Because of the coexistence of two phenomena, which are volumetric NTE and superconductivity, in CoZr2 under high pressure, the coexistence would be achievable under ambient pressure by tuning chemical compositions after our present observation. |
| title | Pressure-induced volumetric negative thermal expansion in CoZr2 superconductor |
| topic | Materials Science Superconductivity |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.14254 |