Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2011-09-26
J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 80 (2011) 104708
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1009.0355
Scientific paper
10.1143/JPSJ.80.104708
Rattling-induced superconductivity in the beta-pyrochlore oxide RbOs2O6 is investigated under high pressures up to 6 GPa. Resistivity measurements in a high-quality single crystal show that the superconducting transition temperature Tc increases gradually from 6.3 K at ambient pressure to 8.8 K at 3.5 GPa, surprisingly remains almost constant at 8.8 \pm 0.1 K in a wide pressure range between 3.5 (Po) and 4.8 GPa, and suddenly drops to 6.3 K at Ps = 4.9 GPa, followed by a gradual decrease with further pressure increase. Two anomalies in the temperature dependence of the normal-state resistivity are observed at Po < P < Ps and P > Ps, revealing the presence of two high-pressure phases corresponding to the changes in Tc. The rattling of the Rb ion inside a cage made of Os and O atoms may be slightly and seriously modified in these high-pressure phases that probably have cages of reduced symmetry, respectively, so that electron-rattler interactions that govern the superconducting and transport properties of beta-RbOs2O6 are significantly affected.
Hiroi Zenji
Ogusu Hiroki
Okamoto Yoshihiko
Takeshita Nao
Yamaura Jun-ichi
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