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The growth and characterization of high quality UPt3 crystals

J. B. Kycia1, 2, B. M. Davis1, 3, J. I. Hong1, 3, M. W. Meisel1, 3, D. N. Seidman1, 3 and W. P. Halperin1, 4

(1) Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, 60208 Evanston, Illinois
(2) Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, 60208 Evanston, IL
(3) Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 60208 Evanston, IL
(4) Dept. of Physics and Center for Ultra-Low Temperature Research, University of Florida, 215 Williamson Hall, 32611 Gainesville, Florida

Abstract  Single crystals of UPt3 have been prepared. The crystals are shown to have a superconducting transition temperature of 526±2 mK with a transition width of 12.6 ± 0.1 mK. The measured x-ray rocking curve FWHM of the (002) peak is 180 ± 5 arcseconds, compared to a theoretical minimum linewidth as predicted for a perfect UPt3 single crystal of 90 arcseconds. The x-ray characterization, susceptibility, residual resistivity ratio (RRR) and impurity concentration results are presented.

PACS numbers   74.70.T  -  81.10


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