Tuesday, April 24, 2012

1204.4958 (K. Kudo et al.)

Giant Phonon Softening and Enhancement of Superconductivity by
Phosphorus Doping of BaNi2As2
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K. Kudo, M. Takasuga, Y. Okamoto, Z. Hiroi, M. Nohara
The effects of phosphorus doping on the structural and superconducting phase transitions of BaNi$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$ were studied. The specific heat, resistivity, and magnetic susceptibility were measured. The results revealed an abrupt increase in the superconducting transition temperature ($T_c$) from 0.6 K in the triclinic phase (space group P$\bar{1}$) with less phosphorus (0 $\leq$ $x$ $\leq$ 0.067) to 3.3 K in the tetragonal phase (space group I4/mmm) with more phosphorus ($x$ $\geq$ 0.067). Our data analysis suggests that a doping-induced softening related to an in-plane Ni and As(P) phonon mode is responsible for the enhanced superconductivity in the tetragonal phase.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.4958

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