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Coexistence of magnetism and superconductivity in the iron-based compound Cs0.8(FeSe0.98)2
We report on muon-spin rotation and relaxation (μSR), electrical resistivity, magnetization and differential scanning calorimetry measurements performed on a high-quality single crystal of Cs(0.8)(FeSe(0.98))(2). Whereas our transport and magnetization data confirm the bulk character of the superconducting state below T(c)=29.6(2)  K, the μSR data indicate that the system is magnetic below T(N)=478.5(3)  K, where a first-order transition occurs. The first-order character of the magnetic transition is confirmed by differential scanning calorimetry data. Taken all together, these data indicate in Cs(0.8)(FeSe(0.98))(2) a microscopic coexistence between the superconducting phase and a strong magnetic phase. The observed T(N) is the highest reported to date for a magnetic superconductor
Synthesis and crystal growth of Cs0.8(FeSe0.98)2: a new iron-based superconductor with Tc=27K
We report on the synthesis of large single crystals of a new FeSe-layer
superconductor Cs0.8(FeSe0.98)2. X-ray powder diffraction, neutron
powder-diffraction and magnetization measurements have been used to compare the
crystal structure and the magnetic properties of Cs0.8(FeSe0.98)2 with those of
the recently discovered potassium intercalated system KxFe2Se2. The new
compound Cs0.8(FeSe0.98)2 shows a slightly lower superconducting transition
temperature (Tc=27.4 K) in comparison to 29.5 in K0.8(FeSe0.98)2). The volume
of the crystal unit cell increases by replacing K by Cs - the c-parameter grows
from 14.1353(13) {\AA} to 15.2846(11) {\AA}. For the so far known alkali metal
intercalated layered compounds (K0.8Fe2Se2 and Cs0.8(FeSe0.98)2) the Tc
dependence on the anion height (distance between Fe-layers and Se-layers) was
found to be analogous to those reported for As-containing Fe-superconductors
and Fe(Se1-xChx), where Ch=Te, S.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure
Low-temperature Synthesis of FeTe0.5Se0.5 Polycrystals with a High Transport Critical Current Density
We have prepared high-quality polycrystalline FeTe0.5Se0.5 at temperature as
low as 550{\deg}C. The transport critical current density evaluated by the
current-voltage characteristics is over 700 A/cm2 at 4.2 K under zero field,
which is several times larger than FeTe0.5Se0.5 superconducting wires. The
critical current density estimated from magneto-optical images of flux
penetration is also similar to this value. The upper critical field of the
polycrystalline FeTe0.5Se0.5 at T = 0 K estimated by
Werthamer-Helfand-Hohenberg theory is 585 kOe, which is comparable to that of
single crystals. This study gives some insight into how to improve the
performance of FeTe0.5Se0.5 superconducting wires.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figure