Crossover from multiple- to single-gap superconductivity in Nb5Ir3−xPtxO alloys

Y. Xu; S. Jöhr; L. Das; J. Kitagawa; M. Medarde; T. Shiroka; J. Chang; T. Shang

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.101.134513

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Crossover from multiple- to single-gap superconductivity in Nb5Ir3−xPtxO alloys

Y. Xu, S. Jöhr, L. Das, J. Kitagawa, M. Medarde, T. Shiroka, J. Chang, T. Shang

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.101.134513 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

By using mostly the muon-spin rotation/relaxation (μSR) technique, we investigate the superconductivity (SC) of Nb5Ir3−xPtxO (x=0 and 1.6) alloys, with Tc=10.5 and 9.1 K, respectively. At a macroscopic level, their superconductivity was studied by electrical resistivity, magnetization, and specific-heat measurements. In both compounds, the electronic specific heat and the low-temperature superfluid density data suggest a nodeless SC. The superconducting gap value and the specific heat discontinuity at Tc are larger than that expected from BCS theory in the weak-coupling regime, indicating strong-coupling superconductivity in the Nb5Ir3−xPtxO family. In Nb5Ir3O, multigap SC is evidenced by the field dependence of the electronic specific heat coefficient and the superconducting Gaussian relaxation rate, as well as by the temperature dependence of the upper critical field. Pt substitution suppresses one of the gaps, and Nb5Ir1.4Pt1.6O becomes a single-gap superconductor. By combining our extensive experimental results, we provide evidence for a multiple- to single-gap SC crossover in the Nb5Ir3−xPtxO family.

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Formula	Reported Tc (K)	Pressure (GPa)	Type
Nb5Ir3O Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	10.5	Pressure unresolved	zero_resistance
Nb5Ir3O Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	10.9	Pressure unresolved	onset
Nb5Ir3O Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	10.5	Pressure unresolved	unknown
Nb5Ir1.4Pt1.6O Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	8.9	Pressure unresolved	zero_resistance
Nb5Ir1.4Pt1.6O Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	9.1	Pressure unresolved	onset
Nb5Ir1.4Pt1.6O Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	9.1	Pressure unresolved	unknown
Nb5Ir3 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	2.8	Pressure not reported	unknown
Nb5Ir3 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	9.4	Pressure not reported	unknown
Nb5Ge3C0.3 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	15	Pressure not reported	unknown
Zr5Pt3O0.6 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	3.2	Pressure not reported	unknown
Zr5Pt3 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	6.4	Pressure not reported	unknown