1. Superconductivity of MRhGe2 (M = Zr, Hf)
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Kasahi, M., Abe, S., Taniguchi, T., Ozawa, T., Nagata, Y., and Samata, H.
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SUPERCONDUCTIVITY , *GERMANIUM , *INTERMETALLIC compounds , *CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - Abstract
New superconducting intermetallic compounds with a chemical formula of MRhGe2 (
M=Zr , Hf) were discovered, and their crystallographic, magnetic, and electric properties were investigated. MRhGe2 crystallizes in an orthorhombic TiMnSi2 structure of space group Pbam and shows a superconducting transition at about 3 K. The magnetic susceptibility measurement indicated bulk superconductivity of MRhGe2. The superconducting parameters of MRhGe2 (M=Zr , Hf) indicate that they are type-II superconductors in the category of the BCS theory. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]- Published
- 2004
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