Superconductivity and magnetism on flux-grown single crystals of NiBi3

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作者
Silva, B. [1 ,2 ]
Luccas, R. F. [1 ,2 ]
Nemes, N. M. [3 ,4 ]
Hanko, J. [1 ,2 ]
Osorio, M. R. [1 ,2 ]
Kulkarni, P. [1 ,2 ]
Mompean, F. [5 ,6 ]
Garcia-Hernandez, M. [5 ,6 ]
Ramos, M. A. [1 ,2 ,6 ]
Vieira, S. [1 ,2 ,6 ]
Suderow, H. [1 ,2 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Lab Bajas Temp, Dept Fis Mat Condensada, Inst Nicolas Cabrera, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
[2] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Condensed Matter Phys Ctr IFIMAC, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
[3] Univ Complutense Madrid, GFMC, Dept Fis Aplicada 3, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
[4] UCM, CSIC, Unidad Asociada, Lab Heteroestruct Con Aplicac Espintron, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
[5] Consejo Super Invest Cient ICMM CSIC, Inst Ciencia Mat Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
[6] UAM, CSIC, Unidad Asociada Bajas Temp & Altos Campos Magnet, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2013年 / 88卷 / 18期
关键词
HEAVY-FERMION SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; DISORDERED SUPERCONDUCTORS; PAIR-BREAKING; TEMPERATURE; COEXISTENCE; IMPURITIES; STATE; ERNI2B2C; ERRH4B4; NICKEL;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.88.184508
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We present resistivity, magnetization, and specific-heat measurements on flux-grown single crystals of NiBi3. We find typical behavior of a type-II superconductor, with, however, a sizable magnetic signal in the superconducting phase. There is a hysteretic magnetization characteristic of a ferromagnetic compound. By following the magnetization as a function of temperature, we find a drop at temperatures corresponding to the Curie temperature of ferromagnetic amorphous Ni. Thus, we assign the magnetism in NiBi3 crystals to amorphous Ni impurities.
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