Crystal structure and distortion of superconducting CuxBi2Se3

Tobias Fröhlich; Zhiwei Wang; Mahasweta Bagchi; Anne Stunault; Yoichi Ando; Markus Braden

doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.054802

Crystal structure and distortion of superconducting CuxBi2Se3

Tobias Fröhlich, Zhiwei Wang, Mahasweta Bagchi, Anne Stunault, Yoichi Ando, Markus Braden

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The crystal structure of the candidate topological superconductor CuxBi2Se3 was studied by single-crystal neutron diffraction using samples obtained by inserting the Cu dopant electrochemically. Neither structural refinements nor calculated scattering-density maps find a significant occupation of Cu at the intercalation site between the quintuple layers of Bi2Se3. Following Bragg reflection intensities as a function of temperature, there is no signature of a structural phase transition between 295 and 2 K. However, the analysis of large sets of Bragg reflections indicates a small structural distortion breaking the rotational axis due to small displacements of the Bi ions.

Original language	English
Article number	054802
Journal	Physical Review Materials
Volume	4
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.054802
Publication status	Published - May 2020

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