Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2001-07-13
Phys. Rev. B, vol.64, R15138 (2001).
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
4 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.64.180503
We report the observation of superconductivity in high-quality Cd$_2$Re$_2$O$_7$ single crystals with room-temperature pyrochlore structure. Resistivity and ac susceptibility measurements establish an onset transition temperature T$_c^{onset}$ = 1.47 K with transition width $\Delta$T$_c$ = 0.25 K. In applied magnetic field, the resistive transition shows a type-II character, with an approximately linear temperature-dependence of the upper critical field H$_{c2}$. The bulk nature of the superconductivity is confirmed by the specific heat jump with $\Delta$C = 37.9 mJ/mol-K. Using the $\gamma$ value extracted from normal-state specific heat data, we obtain $\Delta$C/$\gamma$T$_c$ = 1.29, close to the weak coupling BCS value. In the normal state, a negative Hall coefficient below 100 K suggests electron-like conduction in this material. The resistivity exhibits a quadratic T-dependence between 2 and 60 K, i.e., $\rho =\rho_0$+AT$^2$, indicative of Fermi-liquid behavior. The values of the Kadowaki-Woods ratio A/$\gamma^2$ and the Wilson ratio are comparable to that for strongly correlated materials.
Alexander C. S.
Drymiotis F.
He Jingsong
Jin Rongying
Mandrus David
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