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Successive superconducting transitions and Anderson localization effect in Ta2S2C

Jürgen Walter, Itsuko S. Suzuki, Masatsugu Suzuki

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.064519 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

A complex carbide Ta2S2C consists of van der Waals (vdw)-bonded layers with a stacking sequence along the c axis: ⋯C−Ta−S−vdw−S−Ta−C−⋯. The magnetic properties of this compound have been studied from dc and ac magnetic susceptibility. Ta2S2C undergoes successive superconducting transitions of a hierachical nature at Tcl=3.61±0.01K [Hc1(l)(0)=28±2Oe and Hc2(l)(0)=7.7±0.2kOe] and Tcu=8.9±0.1K [Hc2(u)(0)=14.0±0.5kOe]. The intermediate phase between Tcu and Tcl is an intragrain superconductive state occurring in the Ta−C layers in Ta2S2C. The low temperature phase below Tcl is an intergrain superconductive state. The magnetic susceptibility at H well above 10kOe is described by a sum of a diamagnetic susceptibility and a Curie-type behavior. The latter is due to the localized magnetic moments of conduction electrons associated with the Anderson localization effect, occurring in the 1T−TaS2 type structure in Ta2S2C.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
Ta2S2C

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3.61Pressure not reportedonset
Ta2S2C

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8.9Pressure not reportedonset
Nb2S2C

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7.6Pressure not reportedunknown
TaC

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9.7Pressure not reportedunknown

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