Superconductivity in Breathing Kagome-Structured C14 Laves Phase XOs2(X = Zr, Hf)

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Main Authors: Meena, P. K., Mandal, M., Manna, P., Srivastava, S., Sharma, S., Mishra, P., Singh, R. P.
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author Meena, P. K.
Mandal, M.
Manna, P.
Srivastava, S.
Sharma, S.
Mishra, P.
Singh, R. P.
author_facet Meena, P. K.
Mandal, M.
Manna, P.
Srivastava, S.
Sharma, S.
Mishra, P.
Singh, R. P.
contents Recently, the emergence of superconductivity in kagome metals has generated significant interest due to its interaction with flat bands and topological electronic states, which exhibit a range of unusual quantum characteristics. This study thoroughly investigates largely unexplored breathing Kagome structure C14 laves phase compounds XOs$_{2}$ (X = Zr, Hf) by XRD, electrical transport, magnetization, and specific heat measurements. Our analyses confirm the presence of the MgZn$_{2}$-type structure in ZrOs$_{2}$ and HfOs$_{2}$ compounds, exhibiting type-II superconductivity with critical temperature (T$_{C}$) values of 2.90(3) K and 2.69(6) K, respectively. Furthermore, specific heat measurements and an electron-phonon coupling constant suggest the presence of weakly coupled BCS superconductivity in both compounds.
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spellingShingle Superconductivity in Breathing Kagome-Structured C14 Laves Phase XOs2(X = Zr, Hf)
Meena, P. K.
Mandal, M.
Manna, P.
Srivastava, S.
Sharma, S.
Mishra, P.
Singh, R. P.
Superconductivity
Recently, the emergence of superconductivity in kagome metals has generated significant interest due to its interaction with flat bands and topological electronic states, which exhibit a range of unusual quantum characteristics. This study thoroughly investigates largely unexplored breathing Kagome structure C14 laves phase compounds XOs$_{2}$ (X = Zr, Hf) by XRD, electrical transport, magnetization, and specific heat measurements. Our analyses confirm the presence of the MgZn$_{2}$-type structure in ZrOs$_{2}$ and HfOs$_{2}$ compounds, exhibiting type-II superconductivity with critical temperature (T$_{C}$) values of 2.90(3) K and 2.69(6) K, respectively. Furthermore, specific heat measurements and an electron-phonon coupling constant suggest the presence of weakly coupled BCS superconductivity in both compounds.
title Superconductivity in Breathing Kagome-Structured C14 Laves Phase XOs2(X = Zr, Hf)
topic Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.07610