Superconductivity at 28.3 and 17.1 K in (Ca4Al2O6-y)(Fe2Pn2) (Pn = As and P)
arXiv:1008.2586 · doi:10.1063/1.3508957
Abstract
We have successfully synthesized (Ca4Al2O6-y)(Fe2Pn2) (Pn = As and P) (Al-42622(Pn)) using high-pressure synthesis technique. Al-42622(Pn) exhibit superconductivity for both Pn = As and P with the transition temperatures of 28.3 K and 17.1 K, respectively. The a-lattice parameters of Al-42622(Pn) (a = 3.713 à and 3.692 à for Pn = As and P, respectively) are smallest among the iron-pnictide superconductors. Correspondingly, Al-42622(As) has the smallest As-Fe-As bond angle (102.1 °) and the largest As distance from the Fe planes (1.500 à ).
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