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Superconductivity and electronic instability at high pressure in Sc5Co4Si10-type compounds

H. D. Yang, R. N. Shelton, H. F. Braun

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.33.5062 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

The variation of the superconducting transition temperature (Tc) with hydrostatic pressure up to 23.7 kbar is reported for eleven ternary silicides and germanides with the Sc5Co4Si10-type structure. Most of these compounds display a modest linear depression of Tc with pressure (dTc/dp∼10−5 K/bar); however, two materials, Lu5Ir4Si10 and Lu5Rh4Si10, undergo a discontinuous transformation to a state with a significantly higher Tc above a critical pressure of about 20 kbar. For Lu5Ir4Si10, the pressure-enhanced Tc of 9.12 K is the highest transition temperature reported for this class of compounds.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
Lu5Ir4Si10

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9.122 GPaunknown
Lu5Ir4Si10

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3.7Pressure unresolvedunknown
Lu5Rh4Si10

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3.8Pressure unresolvedunknown
Sc5Rh4Si10

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8.5Pressure unresolvedunknown
Sc5Ir4Si10

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8.4Pressure unresolvedunknown
Sc5Co4Si10

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4.8Pressure unresolvedunknown
Y5Ir4Si10

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2.3Pressure unresolvedunknown
Y5Os4Ge10

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2.6Pressure unresolvedunknown
Y5Ir4Ge10

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2.6Pressure unresolvedunknown
Y5Rh4Ge10

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1.9Pressure unresolvedunknown
Lu5Ir4Ge10

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1.3Pressure unresolvedunknown
Lu5Rh4Ge10

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1Pressure unresolvedunknown

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