Superconductivity in High-Entropy Antimonide M$_{1-x}$Pt$_x$Sb (M = equimolar Ru, Rh, Pd, and Ir)

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Main Authors: Hirai, Daigorou, Uematsu, Naoto, Saitoh, Koh, Katayama, Naoyuki, Takenaka, Koshi
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author Hirai, Daigorou
Uematsu, Naoto
Saitoh, Koh
Katayama, Naoyuki
Takenaka, Koshi
author_facet Hirai, Daigorou
Uematsu, Naoto
Saitoh, Koh
Katayama, Naoyuki
Takenaka, Koshi
contents The high-entropy concept was applied to the synthesis of transition-metal antimonides, M1-xPtxSb (M = equimolar Ru, Rh, Pd, and Ir). High-entropy antimonide samples crystallized in a pseudo-hexagonal NiAs-type crystal structure with a P63/mmc space group were successfully synthesized through a conventional solid-state reaction and subsequent quenching. A detailed investigation of the composition and equilibration conditions confirmed the reversible phase transition between a multi-phase state at low temperature and an entropy-driven single-phase solid solution at high temperatures. Electrical resistivity, magnetization, and heat capacity measurements of single-phase M1-xPtxSb (x = 0.2) samples revealed a bulk superconducting transition at 2.15(2) K. This study demonstrates that the high-entropy concept provides numerous opportunities for the discovery of new functional materials such as superconductors.
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spellingShingle Superconductivity in High-Entropy Antimonide M$_{1-x}$Pt$_x$Sb (M = equimolar Ru, Rh, Pd, and Ir)
Hirai, Daigorou
Uematsu, Naoto
Saitoh, Koh
Katayama, Naoyuki
Takenaka, Koshi
Superconductivity
Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
The high-entropy concept was applied to the synthesis of transition-metal antimonides, M1-xPtxSb (M = equimolar Ru, Rh, Pd, and Ir). High-entropy antimonide samples crystallized in a pseudo-hexagonal NiAs-type crystal structure with a P63/mmc space group were successfully synthesized through a conventional solid-state reaction and subsequent quenching. A detailed investigation of the composition and equilibration conditions confirmed the reversible phase transition between a multi-phase state at low temperature and an entropy-driven single-phase solid solution at high temperatures. Electrical resistivity, magnetization, and heat capacity measurements of single-phase M1-xPtxSb (x = 0.2) samples revealed a bulk superconducting transition at 2.15(2) K. This study demonstrates that the high-entropy concept provides numerous opportunities for the discovery of new functional materials such as superconductors.
title Superconductivity in High-Entropy Antimonide M$_{1-x}$Pt$_x$Sb (M = equimolar Ru, Rh, Pd, and Ir)
topic Superconductivity
Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.23692