SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN THE QUATERNARY INTERMETALLIC COMPOUND YNI2-XTXB2C

Authors

  • William A. Mendoza Ware College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 USA
  • Morgan E. Ware College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 USA
  • Prof. Dr. Shahid A. Shaheen Department of Physics and Center for Materials Research and Technology (MARTECH), Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/ephijse.v9i1.196

Abstract

We report here our observance of superconductivity in compounds derived from the quaternary intermetallic superconductor YNi2B2C by partial substitutions for Ni. Other 3d transition metals T Î {Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn} were used in replacement fractions x = 0.05 and x = 0.10. AC magnetic susceptibility cAC showed all except T = Zn had the characteristic diamagnetic response seen in superconductors. DC SQUID magnetometry on several samples confirmed type II superconducting behavior. X-ray diffraction showed a crystal structure similar to the parent compound for all but Zn. Some of the x = 0.10 compounds appeared to have minor secondary phases present despite annealing.

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Published

2023-03-22

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2023): EPH - International Journal of Science And Engineering (ISSN: 2454 - 2016)

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