Crystal structure, physical properties and superconductivity in AxFe2Se2 single crystals
Abstract
We studied the correlation among structure and transport properties and superconductivity in the different AxFe2Se2 single crystals (A = K, Rb, and Cs). Two sets of (00l) reflections are observed in the X-ray single crystal diffraction patterns, and arise from the intrinsic inhomogeneous distribution of the intercalated alkali atoms. The occurrence of superconductivity is closely related to the c-axis lattice constant, and the A content is crucial to superconductivity. The hump observed in resistivity seems to be irrelevant to superconductivity. There exist many deficiencies within the FeSe layers in AxFe2Se2, while their T c does not change so much. In this sense, superconductivity is robust to the Fe and Se vacancies. Very high resistivity in the normal state should arise from such defects in the conducting FeSe layers. AxFe2Se2 (A = K, Rb, and Cs) single crystals show the same susceptibility behavior in the normal state, and no anomaly is observed in susceptibility at the hump temperature in resistivity. The clear jump in specific heat for RbxFe2Se2 and KxFe2Se2 single crystals shows the good bulk superconductivity in these crystals.
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