Transport Properties of Thin Films of The Noncentrosymmetric Superconductors ZrRe$_{6}$ and Re$_{3}$W

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Abstract

Thin films ($\sim$50{\AA} - 500{\AA}) of ZrRe$_{6}$ and Re$_{3}$W were grown by pulse laser deposition from arc-melted targets. The dependence of the film's critical temperatures, as well as the film's upper critical field, was determined as a function of film thickness and compared to bulk samples. A 500{\AA} film of ZrRe$_{6}$ had a transition temperature near 6.5 K. The thermal conductivity and thermo-electric power of bulk samples were also measured.

Authors

  • Mojammel Alam Khan

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University

  • Daniel Lepkowski

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University

  • Ahmad Us Saleheen

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University

  • Joseph Prestigiacomo

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Louisiana State Univ - Baton Rouge

  • Amar Karki

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University

  • Rongying Jin

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University

  • Tijiang Liu

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University

  • Shane Stadler

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University

  • Philip Adams

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Louisiana State Univ - Baton Rouge

  • David Young

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University