Superconductivity in Ternary Germanite TaAl$_{x}$Ge$_{2-x}$ with a C40 chiral structure

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Auteurs principaux: Koizumi, Daigo, Kisanuki, Shingo, Monden, Kenta, Kousaka, Yusuke, Shishido, Hiroaki, Togawa, Yoshihiko
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author Koizumi, Daigo
Kisanuki, Shingo
Monden, Kenta
Kousaka, Yusuke
Shishido, Hiroaki
Togawa, Yoshihiko
author_facet Koizumi, Daigo
Kisanuki, Shingo
Monden, Kenta
Kousaka, Yusuke
Shishido, Hiroaki
Togawa, Yoshihiko
contents We report a new family of chiral intermetallic superconductors TaAl$_{x}$Ge$_{2-x}$. The mother compound TaGe$_2$ has a C40-type chiral hexagonal crystal structure with a pair of enantiomorphic space groups of $P6{_2}22$ and $P6{_4}22$. By substituting Ge with Al, TaAl$_{x}$Ge$_{2-x}$ polycrystals with the C40 structure were synthesized with Al substitution $x$ from 0 to 0.8. Magnetic susceptibility, magnetization curves and electrical resistivity revealed that TaAl$_{x}$Ge$_{2-x}$ with $x$ of 0.2 to 0.4 was a type-II superconductor with a superconducting transition temperature $T_{\rm c}$ of 2.0 to 2.2 K. The superconductivity disappeared or was largely suppressed at $x$ less than 0.2 and more than 0.4, although all the measurements were performed at temperatures above 1.8 K. An emergence of superconductivity is discussed in terms of the lattice constants changes with the Al substitution.
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spellingShingle Superconductivity in Ternary Germanite TaAl$_{x}$Ge$_{2-x}$ with a C40 chiral structure
Koizumi, Daigo
Kisanuki, Shingo
Monden, Kenta
Kousaka, Yusuke
Shishido, Hiroaki
Togawa, Yoshihiko
Superconductivity
Materials Science
We report a new family of chiral intermetallic superconductors TaAl$_{x}$Ge$_{2-x}$. The mother compound TaGe$_2$ has a C40-type chiral hexagonal crystal structure with a pair of enantiomorphic space groups of $P6{_2}22$ and $P6{_4}22$. By substituting Ge with Al, TaAl$_{x}$Ge$_{2-x}$ polycrystals with the C40 structure were synthesized with Al substitution $x$ from 0 to 0.8. Magnetic susceptibility, magnetization curves and electrical resistivity revealed that TaAl$_{x}$Ge$_{2-x}$ with $x$ of 0.2 to 0.4 was a type-II superconductor with a superconducting transition temperature $T_{\rm c}$ of 2.0 to 2.2 K. The superconductivity disappeared or was largely suppressed at $x$ less than 0.2 and more than 0.4, although all the measurements were performed at temperatures above 1.8 K. An emergence of superconductivity is discussed in terms of the lattice constants changes with the Al substitution.
title Superconductivity in Ternary Germanite TaAl$_{x}$Ge$_{2-x}$ with a C40 chiral structure
topic Superconductivity
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.14549