Wojciech Nowak , Bartosz Rusin , Daniel Gnida , Adam Pikul , Rafał Idczak
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Anomalous upper critical field in UNbTiVZr, a new high entropy alloy superconductor containing uranium
The paper describes the physical and structural properties of UNbTiVZr, a novel equimolar type-A high-entropy alloy (HEA) superconductor containing uranium. To our knowledge, only one prior study has reported a non-equimolar uranium-containing HEA, making UNbTiVZr the first equimolar system of this kind. The alloy was characterized by X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, electrical resistivity, magnetization and specific heat measurements. It has been determined that the alloy exhibits type II superconductivity, with a critical temperature of about 2 K and an anomalously high upper critical field, for the description of which the Werthamer–Helfand–Hohenber model, modified by the diffusivity distribution, was used.
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Acta Materialia serves as a platform for publishing full-length, original papers and commissioned overviews that contribute to a profound understanding of the correlation between the processing, structure, and properties of inorganic materials. The journal seeks papers with high impact potential or those that significantly propel the field forward. The scope includes the atomic and molecular arrangements, chemical and electronic structures, and microstructure of materials, focusing on their mechanical or functional behavior across all length scales, including nanostructures.