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Synthesis of Superconducting $SrPd_2Ge_2$ Single Crystals

$SrPd_2Ge_2$ 초전도 단결정 합성

  • Sung, Nak-Heon (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)) ;
  • Kang, B.Y. (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)) ;
  • Cho, B.K. (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST))
  • Received : 2010.03.05
  • Accepted : 2010.03.24
  • Published : 2010.04.30
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Abstract

$SrPd_2Ge_2$ single crystals were grown by self-flux method. Several shiny plate-like single crystals were obtained. The crystal structure and lattice parameters were characterized using the x-ray diffractometor, which indicates the crystals are in a single phase of $ThCr_2Si_2$-type. We confirmed superconducting transition temperature at 2.7 K by measuring magnetization and electrical resistivity.

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