Superconducting properties of the pyrochlore oxide Cd2Re2O7

被引:42
作者
Hiroi, Z [1 ]
Hanawa, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Inst Solid State Phys, Material Design & Characterizat Lab, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778581, Japan
关键词
oxides; superconductors; electrical conductivity; specific heat; superconductivity;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-3697(02)00131-2
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
We report the superconducting properties of the pyrochlore oxide Cd2Re2O7. The bulk superconducting transition temperature T-c is about 1.0 K, and the upper critical field H-c2 determined by the measurement of specific heat under magnetic fields is 0.29 T. The superconducting coherence length is estimated to be 34 nm. Specific heat data measured on single crystals suggest that the superconducting gap of Cd2Re2O7 is nodeless. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1021 / 1026
页数:6
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