Emergence of a Pressure-Driven Superconducting Phase in Ba0.77Na0.23Ti2Sb2O
- 21 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Inorganic Chemistry
- Vol. 60 (6), 3585-3592
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02836
Abstract
We investigated the pressure dependence of electric transport in a superconducting sample, Ba0.77Na0.23Ti2Sb2O, to complete the phase diagram of superconducting transition temperature (Tc) against pressure (p). This superconducting sample exhibits a Tc value of 5.8 K at ambient pressure. Here, the superconductivity of the recently reported sample was investigated over a wide pressure range. The Tc value monotonously decreased with pressure below 8 GPa. Interestingly, the Tc value rapidly increased above 8 GPa and slowly declined with pressure above 11 GPa. Thus, a new superconducting phase was discovered above ∼9 GPa. The crystal structure of Ba0.77Na0.23Ti2Sb2O was also elucidated at 0–22.0 GPa with synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction. Consequently, an evident relation between the crystal structure and the superconductivity was revealed, namely, a clear structural phase transition was observed at 8–11 GPa, where the Tc value rapidly increased against pressure. This study provides detailed information on the superconductivity of Ba0.77Na0.23Ti2Sb2O under pressure, which will lead to a comprehensive understanding of pressure-driven superconductivity.Funding Information
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17K05500, 18K04940, 18K18736, 19H02676, 20H05878, 20H05879)
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