• Wencka, Magdalena
• Guo, Sheng
• Zupanič, Erik
• Meden, Anton
• Jelen, Andreja
• Midden, Marion Van
• Dolinsek, Janez
• Krnel, Mitja
• Gačnik, Darja
• Luzar, Jože
• Koželj, Primož
• Hu, Qiang
• Vrtnik, Stanislav

Abstract

<jats:p>In an attempt to incorporate tin (Sn) into high-entropy alloys composed of refractory metals Hf, Nb, Ti and Zr with the addition of 3d transition metals Cu, Fe, and Ni, we synthesized a series of alloys in the system HfTiZrSnM (M = Cu, Fe, Nb, Ni). The alloys were characterized crystallographically, microstructurally, and compositionally, and their physical properties were determined, with the emphasis on superconductivity. All Sn-containing alloys are multi-phase mixtures of intermetallic compounds (in most cases four). A common feature of the alloys is a microstructure of large crystalline grains of a hexagonal (Hf, Ti, Zr)5Sn3 partially ordered phase embedded in a matrix that also contains many small inclusions. In the HfTiZrSnCu alloy, some Cu is also incorporated into the grains. Based on the electrical resistivity, specific heat, and magnetization measurements, a superconducting (SC) state was observed in the HfTiZr, HfTiZrSn, HfTiZrSnNi, and HfTiZrSnNb alloys. The HfTiZrSnFe alloy shows a partial SC transition, whereas the HfTiZrSnCu alloy is non-superconducting. All SC alloys are type II superconductors and belong to the Anderson class of “dirty” superconductors.</jats:p>

Topics

• impedance spectroscopy
• compound
• grain
• inclusion
• resistivity
• intermetallic
• refractory
• tin
• magnetization
• superconductivity
• superconductivity
• specific heat
• ordered phase