New pyrochlore oxide superconductor RbOs2O6

被引:140
作者
Yonezawa, S [1 ]
Muraoka, Y [1 ]
Matsushita, Y [1 ]
Hiroi, Z [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Inst Solid State Phys, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778581, Japan
关键词
superconductivity; pyrochlore oxide;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.73.819
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We report the discovery of a new pyrochlore oxide superconductor RbOs2O6. The compound crystallizes in the same beta-pyrochlore structure as the recently discovered superconductor KOs2O6, where Os atoms form a corner-sharing tetrahedral network called the pyrochlore lattice with Rb or K atoms in the cage. Resistivity, magnetic susceptibility and specific heat measurements on polycrystalline samples evidence a bulk superconductivity with T-c = 6.3 K.
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页码:819 / 821
页数:3
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