Single crystal growth and characterizations of iron arsenide superconductor BaFe2-xNixAs2 (0.0 ≤ x ≤0.12)

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/19/2/026103

Abstract A series of big single crystals of BaFeFe_2-xNi_xAs₂ have been prepared by the FeAs self-flux method, with nominal nickel doping x = 0--0.12. The dimensions of the cleaved crystals are over 10 mm along ab plane and ～2 mm in maximum along the c direction. The measurements of x-ray diffraction, electrical resistance and magnetic property are carried out on the crystals. For the undoped parent compound BaFe₂As₂, both resistance and magnetization data display an anomaly associated with spin density wave and/or structural phase transition, with the transition temperatures at ～138 K. For Ni-doped BaFe_2-xNi_xAs₂ crystals, the superconducting critical temperature T_c ranges from 4.3 K for x = 0.06 sample to 20 K for the optimally doped x = 0.10 crystal.

Keywords: FeAs self-flux crystal growth BaFe_2-xNi_xAs₂ single crystals supercondutivity

Received: 24 November 2009
Revised: 24 November 2009
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PACS:	74.25.Ha	(Magnetic properties including vortex structures and related phenomena)
	74.25.Fy
	74.62.Dh	(Effects of crystal defects, doping and substitution)
	81.10.Dn	(Growth from solutions)
	61.05.cp	(X-ray diffraction)

Fund: Project supported by the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (Grant No. 2006CB601002) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10734120).

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Li Zheng-Cai(李正才), Lu Wei(陆伟), Dong Xiao-Li(董晓莉), Zhou Fang(周放), and Zhao Zhong-Xian(赵忠贤) Single crystal growth and characterizations of iron arsenide superconductor BaFe_2-xNi_xAs₂ (0.0 ≤ x ≤0.12) 2010 Chin. Phys. B 19 026103

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