Observation of subkelvin superconductivity in Cd3As2 thin films
A. V. Suslov, A. B. Davydov, L. N. Oveshnikov, L. A. Morgun, K. I. Kugel, V. S. Zakhvalinskii, E. A. Pilyuk, A. V. Kochura, A. P. Kuzmenko, V. M. Pudalov, B. A. Aronzon
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.99.094512 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
We report an experimental observation of superconductivity in Cd3As2 thin films without application of external pressure. The films under study were synthesized by magnetron sputtering. Surface studies suggest that the observed transport characteristics are related to the polycrystalline continuous part of the investigated films with a homogeneous distribution of elements and the Cd-to-As ratio close to stoichiometric Cd3As2. The latter is also supported by Raman spectra of the studied films where two pronounced peaks inherent to Cd3As2 were observed. The obtained x-ray diffraction patterns for studied films also correspond to the Cd3As2 lattice. The formation of a superconducting phase in the films under study is confirmed by the characteristic behavior of the temperature and the magnetic field dependence of the sample resistivity, as well as by the presence of pronounced zero-resistance plateaus in the dV/dI characteristics. The corresponding Hc−Tc plots reveal a clearly pronounced linear behavior within the intermediate temperature range, similar to that observed for bulk Cd3As2 and Bi2Se3 films under pressure, suggesting the possibility of a nontrivial pairing in the films under investigation. We discuss a possible role of the sample inhomogeneities and crystal strains in the observed phenomena.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cd3As2 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 0.5 | Pressure unresolved | onset |
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