Superconductivity in ternary Mg$_4$Pd$_7$As$_6$

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Main Authors: Świątek, Hanna, Gutowska, Sylwia, Winiarski, Michał J., Wiendlocha, Bartlomiej, Klimczuk, Tomasz
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Published: 2024
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author Świątek, Hanna
Gutowska, Sylwia
Winiarski, Michał J.
Wiendlocha, Bartlomiej
Klimczuk, Tomasz
author_facet Świątek, Hanna
Gutowska, Sylwia
Winiarski, Michał J.
Wiendlocha, Bartlomiej
Klimczuk, Tomasz
contents We report the synthesis and characterization of a new compound Mg$_4$Pd$_7$As$_6$, which was found to be a superconductor with $T_c=5.45$~K. Powder X-ray diffraction confirms the U$_4$Re$_7$Si$_6$ structure (space group $Im$-$3m$, no. 229) with the lattice parameter $a$ = 8.2572(1)~Å. Magnetization, specific heat, and electrical resistivity measurements indicate that it is a moderate-coupling ($λ= 0.72$) type-II superconductor. The electronic and phonon structures are calculated, highlighting the importance of antibonding Pd-As interactions in determining the properties of this material. The calculated electron-phonon copling parameter $λ= 0.76$ agrees very well with the experimental finding, which confirms the conventional pairing mechanism in Mg$_4$Pd$_7$As$_6$.
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spellingShingle Superconductivity in ternary Mg$_4$Pd$_7$As$_6$
Świątek, Hanna
Gutowska, Sylwia
Winiarski, Michał J.
Wiendlocha, Bartlomiej
Klimczuk, Tomasz
Superconductivity
We report the synthesis and characterization of a new compound Mg$_4$Pd$_7$As$_6$, which was found to be a superconductor with $T_c=5.45$~K. Powder X-ray diffraction confirms the U$_4$Re$_7$Si$_6$ structure (space group $Im$-$3m$, no. 229) with the lattice parameter $a$ = 8.2572(1)~Å. Magnetization, specific heat, and electrical resistivity measurements indicate that it is a moderate-coupling ($λ= 0.72$) type-II superconductor. The electronic and phonon structures are calculated, highlighting the importance of antibonding Pd-As interactions in determining the properties of this material. The calculated electron-phonon copling parameter $λ= 0.76$ agrees very well with the experimental finding, which confirms the conventional pairing mechanism in Mg$_4$Pd$_7$As$_6$.
title Superconductivity in ternary Mg$_4$Pd$_7$As$_6$
topic Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.06813