Superconducting SrSnP with Strong Sn–P Antibonding Interaction: Is the Sn Atom Single or Mixed Valent?
The large single crystals of SrSnP were prepared using Sn self-flux method. The superconductivity in the tetragonal SrSnP is observed with the critical temperature of ∼2.3 K. The results of a crystallographic analysis, superconducting characterization, and theoretical assessment of tetragonal SrSnP...
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Published in | Chemistry of materials Vol. 30; no. 17; pp. 6005 - 6013 |
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Abstract | The large single crystals of SrSnP were prepared using Sn self-flux method. The superconductivity in the tetragonal SrSnP is observed with the critical temperature of ∼2.3 K. The results of a crystallographic analysis, superconducting characterization, and theoretical assessment of tetragonal SrSnP are presented. The SrSnP crystallizes in the CaGaN structure type with space group P4/nmm (S.G. 129, Pearson symbol tP6) according to the single-crystal X-ray diffraction characterization. A combination of magnetic susceptibility, resistivity, and heat capacity measurements confirms the bulk superconductivity with T c = 2.3(1) K in SrSnP. According to the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement, the assignments of Sr2+ and P3– are consistent with the chemical valence electron balance principles. Moreover, it is highly likely that Sn atom has only one unusual oxidation state. First-principles calculations indicate the bands around Fermi level are hybridized among Sr d, Sn p, and P p orbitals. The strong Sn–P and Sr–P interactions pose as keys to stabilize the crystallographic structure and induce the superconductivity, respectively. The physics-based electronic and phononic calculations are consistent with the molecular viewpoint. After inclusion of the spin–orbit coupling into the calculation, the band degeneracies at Γ-point in the first Brillouin zone split into two bands, which yield to the van Hove singularities around Fermi level. |
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AbstractList | The large single crystals of SrSnP were prepared using Sn self-flux method. The superconductivity in the tetragonal SrSnP is observed with the critical temperature of ∼2.3 K. The results of a crystallographic analysis, superconducting characterization, and theoretical assessment of tetragonal SrSnP are presented. The SrSnP crystallizes in the CaGaN structure type with space group P4/nmm (S.G. 129, Pearson symbol tP6) according to the single-crystal X-ray diffraction characterization. A combination of magnetic susceptibility, resistivity, and heat capacity measurements confirms the bulk superconductivity with T c = 2.3(1) K in SrSnP. According to the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement, the assignments of Sr2+ and P3– are consistent with the chemical valence electron balance principles. Moreover, it is highly likely that Sn atom has only one unusual oxidation state. First-principles calculations indicate the bands around Fermi level are hybridized among Sr d, Sn p, and P p orbitals. The strong Sn–P and Sr–P interactions pose as keys to stabilize the crystallographic structure and induce the superconductivity, respectively. The physics-based electronic and phononic calculations are consistent with the molecular viewpoint. After inclusion of the spin–orbit coupling into the calculation, the band degeneracies at Γ-point in the first Brillouin zone split into two bands, which yield to the van Hove singularities around Fermi level. |
Author | Huang, Angus Jeng, Horng-Tay Jia, Shuang Klimczuk, Tomasz Xie, Weiwei Gui, Xin Sobczak, Zuzanna Chang, Tay-Rong Xu, Xitong |
AuthorAffiliation | Department of Chemistry Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics National Center for Theoretical Sciences Louisiana State University International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics Gdansk University of Technology Department of Physics Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter Physics Division |
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