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Ion-exchange synthesis and superconductivity at 8.6 K of Na2Cr3As3 with quasi-one-dimensional crystal structure

Qing-Ge Mu, Bin-Bin Ruan, Bo-Jin Pan, Tong Liu, Jia Yu, Kang Zhao, Gen-Fu Chen, Zhi-An Ren

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.034803 · Physical Review Materials

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Abstract

A Cr-based quasi-one-dimensional superconductor Na2Cr3As3 was synthesized by an ion-exchange method in a sodium naphthalenide solution. The crystals are threadlike and the structure was analyzed by x-ray diffraction with a noncentrosymmetric hexagonal space group P−6m2 (No. 187), in which the (Cr3As3)2− linear chains are separated by Na+ ions, and the refined lattice parameters are a=9.239(2)Å and c=4.209(6)Å. The measurements for electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, and heat capacity reveal a superconducting transition with unconventional characteristic at 8.6 K, which exceeds that of all previously reported Cr-based superconductors.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
Na2Cr3As3

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Na2Cr3As3

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Na2Cr3As3

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8Pressure not reportedunknown
K2Cr3As3

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6.1Pressure not reportedunknown
Rb2Cr3As3

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Cs2Cr3As3

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RbCr3As3

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KCr3As3

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CrAs

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