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Superconductivity above 50 K in LnFeAsO1-y (Ln = Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, and Dy) Synthesized by High-Pressure Technique

Kiichi Miyazawa1,2, Kunihiro Kihou1, Parasharam M. Shirage1, Chul-Ho Lee1,3, Hijiri Kito1,3, Hiroshi Eisaki1,3, and Akira Iyo1,2,3

1National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568
2Department of Applied Electronics, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-3510
3JST, Transformative Research-Project on Iron Pnictides (TRIP), 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-0075

(Received October 7, 2008; Accepted December 25, 2008; Published February 25, 2009)

We have succeeded in synthesizing single-phase polycrystalline samples of oxygen-deficient oxypnictide superconductors, LnFeAsO1-y (Ln: lanthanide elements) with Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, and Dy using high-pressure technique. It is found out that the synthesis pressure is a key parameter for synthesizing samples, in particular for the heavier Ln's, such as Tb and Dy. The lattice parameters systematically decrease with the atomic number of Ln, reflecting the shrinkage of Ln ionic radius. For the lighter Ln's (La, Ce, Pr, Nd), Tc increases monotonously with decreasing the lattice parameters from 26 K for Ln = La to 54 K for Ln = Nd, then stays at the constant value around 53 K for the heavier counterpart (Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, and Dy). The results suggest the intimate relationship between the crystal structural parameters and the superconductivity, as well as the possible existence of the inherent maximum Tc, which is located around 50 K in the LnFeAsO based materials. ©2009 The Physical Society of Japan

URL: http://jpsj.ipap.jp/link?JPSJ/78/034712/
DOI: 10.1143/JPSJ.78.034712


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