Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2011-03-20
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
15 pages, 8 figures, Submitted to Physical Review B
Scientific paper
We report the synthesis, and structural and physical properties of CaFe4As3 single crystals. Needle-like single crystals of CaFe4As3 were grown out of Sn flux and the compound adopts an orthorhombic structure as determined by X-ray diffraction measurements. Electrical, magnetic, and thermal properties indicate that the system undergoes two successive phase transitions occurring at TN1 ~ 90 K and TN2 ~ 26 K. At TN1, electrical resistivities (\rho(b) and \rho(ac)) are enhanced while magnetic susceptibilities (\chi(b) and \chi(ac)) are reduced in both directions parallel and perpendicular to the b-axis, consistent with the scenario of antiferromagnetic spin-density-wave formation. At TN2, specific heat reveals a slope change, and \chi(ac) decreases sharply but \chi(b) has a clear jump before it decreases again with decreasing temperature. Remarkably, both \rho(b) and \rho(ac) decrease sharply with thermal hysteresis, indicating the first-order nature of the phase transition at TN2. At low temperatures, \rho(b) and \rho(ac) can be described by {\rho} = {\rho}0 + AT^\alpha ({\rho}0, A, and {\alpha} are constants). Interestingly, these constants vary with applied magnetic field. The ground state of CaFe4As3 is discussed.
Chan Julia Y.
Jin Rongying
Karki Amar B.
Li Jiying
McCandless Gregory T.
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