1. A New Superconductor Parent Compound NaMn6Bi5 with Quasi-One-Dimensional Structure and Lower Antiferromagnetic-Like Transition Temperatures.
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Zhou, Ying, Chen, Long, Wang, Gang, Wang, Yu-Xin, Wang, Zhi-Chuan, Chai, Cong-Cong, Guo, Zhong-Nan, Hu, Jiang-Ping, and Chen, Xiao-Long
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SUPERCONDUCTORS ,SPECIFIC heat capacity ,ELECTRICAL resistivity ,CALORIMETRY ,DENSITY of states ,IRON-based superconductors ,ANTIFERROMAGNETIC materials - Abstract
Mn-based superconductors are very rare and their superconductivity has only been reported in three-dimensional MnP and quasi-one-dimensional KMn
6 Bi5 and RbMn6 Bi5 with [Mn6 Bi5 ]â' columns under high pressures. Here we report the synthesis, magnetism, electrical resistivity, and specific heat capacity of the newly discovered quasi-one-dimensional NaMn6 Bi5 . Compared with other A Mn6 Bi5 (A = K, Rb, and Cs), NaMn6 Bi5 has abnormal Bi-Bi bond lengths and two antiferromagnetic-like transitions at 47.3 K and 51.8 K. Anisotropic resistivity and low-temperature non-Fermi liquid behavior are observed. Heat capacity measurement reveals that the Sommerfeld coefficient for NaMn6 Bi5 is unusually large. Using first-principles calculations, an unusual enhancement of density of states near the Fermi level is demonstrated for NaMn6 Bi5 . The features make NaMn6 Bi5 a more suitable platform to explore the interplay of magnetism and superconductivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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