Author:
Watanabe Yuto,Arima Hiroto,Usui Hidetomo,Mizuguchi Yoshikazu
Abstract
AbstractRecently, c-axis negative thermal expansion (NTE) was observed in a CoZr2 superconductor and related transition-metal zirconides. Here, we investigated the structural, electronic, and superconducting properties of Co1−xNixZr2 to achieve systematic control of c-axis NTE and switching from NTE to positive thermal expansion (PTE) by Ni substitution. At x ≤ 0.3, c-axis NTE was observed, and the thermal expansion constant αc approached zero with increasing x. At x = 0.4–0.6, c-axis thermal expansion close to zero thermal expansion (ZTE) was observed, and PTE appeared for x ≥ 0.7. On the superconducting properties, we observed bulk superconductivity for x ≤ 0.6, and bulk nature of superconductivity is suppressed by Ni heavy doping (x ≥ 0.7). For x ≤ 0.6, the evolution of the electronic density of states well explains the change in the superconducting transition temperature (Tc), which suggests conventional phonon-mediated superconductivity in the system. By analyzing the c/a ratio, we observed a possible collapsed transition in the tetragonal lattice at around x = 0.6–0.8. The lattice collapse would be the cause of the suppression of superconductivity in Ni-rich Co1−xNixZr2 and the switching from NTE to PTE.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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