Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2005-02-02
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
This paper has been withdrawn by the author due to a crucial error in the magnitude of magnetic fields used in the experiments
Scientific paper
10.1143/JPSJ.74.1682
Resistivity and specific heat have been measured on a single crystalline sample of the beta-pyrochlore oxide superconductor, KOs2O6. It is found that a second peak in specific heat, which may evidence an unknown phase transition, appears around Tp ~ 7.5 K below the superconducting transition temperature Tc = 9.53 K. Applying magnetic fields up to 14 T, Tc is reduced gradually down to 7.1 K, while Tp is raised a little and becomes even higher than Tc at 14 T, which implies that the second anomaly is not associated directly with the superconductivity. It is demonstrated, however, that there is significant communication between the two anomalies, suggesting that they come from the same electrons. It is also reported that the Sommerfeld coefficient ? in KOs2O6 is possibly much larger than in other members of beta-pyrochlore oxide superconductors, RbOs2O6 (Tc = 6.3 K) and CsOs2O6 (Tc = 3.3 K).
Hiroi Zenji
Muramatsu Takaki
Muraoka Yuji
Yamaura Jun-ichi
Yonezawa Shigeki
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