Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2010-08-12
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
Scientific paper
Here we report comprehensive studies of pressure effect on superconducting transition temperature (Tc) in optimally doped EuFe2As1.4P0.6 single crystal. We found that the Tc of the sample compressed at ~9 GPa was enhanced up to 48.3K, which is far beyond the ultimate temperature (39K) of MacMillan's prediction and sets the highest record in MFe2As2 system (M=Ca, Sr, Ba and Eu) so far. Obviously different from the pressure dependence of Tc in optimally doped BaFe2As1.3P0.7, the experimental results demonstrated that the pressure dependence of Tc for the sample investigated exhibited nonmonotonic behavior, i.e. the Tc increased with pressure initially before reaching the maximum at ~9 GPa, then dramatically decreased with further increasing pressure and disappeared at ~21 GPa eventually. In-situ x-ray diffraction (XRD) and x-ray absorption measurements with diamond anvil cells revealed that the pressure-induced valence transition of Eu ions was a favorable factor for the Tc enhancement, while the formation of collapsed tetragonal phase was a negative factor for the superconducting transition.
Chen Genfu
Dai Xian-Xin
Dong Xiaoli
Guo Jing
He Junbao
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