STABILIZATION OF SUPERCONDUCTING LNPT2B2C BY PARTIAL SUBSTITUTION OF GOLD FOR PLATINUM

被引:23
作者
CAVA, RJ [1 ]
BATLOGG, B [1 ]
KRAJEWSKI, JJ [1 ]
PECK, WF [1 ]
SIEGRIST, T [1 ]
FLEMING, RM [1 ]
CARTER, S [1 ]
TAKAGI, H [1 ]
FELDER, RJ [1 ]
VANDOVER, RB [1 ]
RUPP, LW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO,DEPT APPL PHYS,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
来源
PHYSICA C | 1994年 / 226卷 / 1-2期
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10.1016/0921-4534(94)90493-6
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The quaternary intermetallic compounds LnPt2B2C (Ln = La, Pr and Y) were recently shown to be superconducting at temperatures up to 10.5 K. Annealing conditions were not found, however, which yielded single-phase material. Here it is reported that the partial substitution of Au for Pt in LnPt2B2C yields essentially single-phase polycrystalline material under annealing conditions readily accessible by conventional techniques. This is accomplished through arcmelting LnPt1.5Au0.6B2C, a composition slightly superstoichiometric in transition metal, and annealing at 1100-degrees-C in Ta foil: a small amount of melt phase formed in the anneal is wicked away from the sample leaving good-quality material behind.
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页码:170 / 174
页数:5
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