Observation of superconductivity in Y₂PdGe₃, structurally same as MgB₂
Sampathkumaran, E. V. · Majumdar, Subham
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The results of electrical resistance (1.4 - 300 K), magnetization (2-300 K) and heat-capacity (2 - 50 K) measurements in Y₂PdGe₃, found to crystallize in a AlB₂-derived hexagonalstructure, are reported. The results establish that this compound is superconducting below 3 K. This obervation is interesting considering that this compound is the first superconductor among the ternary members derived from the hexagonal AlB₂ structure. With superconductivity being uncommon even among binary alloys derived from AlB₂ structure and with recent excitement on the observation of high temperature superconductivity in MgB₂, this finding gains importance.
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