Physical properties of SrSn(4) single crystals
| Title | Physical properties of SrSn(4) single crystals |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Lin X, Bud'ko SL, Samolyuk GD, Torikachvili MS, Canfield PC |
| Journal Title | Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter |
| Volume | 23 |
| Pages | 455703 |
| Date Published | 11 |
| Type of Article | Article |
| ISBN Number | 0953-8984 |
| Accession Number | WOS:000296794700009 |
| Keywords | accurate, alloy, intermetallic compounds, pairs, pressure, superconducting properties, system |
| Abstract | We present detailed thermodynamic and transport measurements on single crystals of the recently discovered binary intermetallic superconductor, SrSn(4). We find this material to be a slightly anisotropic three-dimensional, strongly coupled, possibly multiband, superconductor. Hydrostatic pressure causes a decrease in the superconducting transition temperature at the rate of approximate to -0.068 K kbar(-1). Band structure calculations are consistent with experimental data on the Sommerfeld coefficient and upper superconducting critical field anisotropy, and suggest a complex, multi-sheet Fermi surface formed by four bands. |
| DOI | 10.1088/0953-8984/23/45/455703 |
| Alternate Journal | J. Phys.-Condes. Matter |
