We report the structural phase transition properties of the newly discovered K0.8Fe1.6Se2 superconductor (T c =31.8 K) using synchrotron single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The basic structure of the sample at room temperature is found to be tetragonal ThCr2Si2-type, modulated by a vacancy ordering induced superlattice structure together with a coexisting minority phase having a 2–√×2–√ ordering. At 520 K, the reflections corresponding to the 2–√×2–√ phase merge with the parent tetragonal phase. The superlattice peaks corresponding to the vacancy ordering disappear at 580 K, indicating an order-disorder phase transition at this temperature.
Temperature Dependence of Phase in Superconducting K0.8Fe1.6Se2 Single Crystal / A, Ricci; B, Joseph; Poccia, N; G, Campi; Nl, Saini; A, Bianconi. - In: JOURNAL OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND NOVEL MAGNETISM. - ISSN 1557-1939. - (2014). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-013-2426-7]
Temperature Dependence of Phase in Superconducting K0.8Fe1.6Se2 Single Crystal
Poccia N;
2014
Abstract
We report the structural phase transition properties of the newly discovered K0.8Fe1.6Se2 superconductor (T c =31.8 K) using synchrotron single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The basic structure of the sample at room temperature is found to be tetragonal ThCr2Si2-type, modulated by a vacancy ordering induced superlattice structure together with a coexisting minority phase having a 2–√×2–√ ordering. At 520 K, the reflections corresponding to the 2–√×2–√ phase merge with the parent tetragonal phase. The superlattice peaks corresponding to the vacancy ordering disappear at 580 K, indicating an order-disorder phase transition at this temperature.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
