Anisotropic superconducting property studies of single crystal PbTaSe.

The anisotropic superconducting properties of PbTaSe single crystal is reported. Superconductivity with T   =  3.83  ±  0.02 K has been characterized fully with electrical resistivity ρ(T), magnetic susceptibility χ(T), and specific heat C (T) measurements using single crystal samples. The superconductivity is type-II with lower critical field H and upper critical field H of 65 and 450 Oe (H⊥  to the ab-plane), 140 and 1500 Oe (H|| to the ab-plane), respectively. These results indicate that the superconductivity of PbTaSe is anisotropic. The superconducting anisotropy, electron-phonon coupling λ , superconducting energy gap Δ, and the specific heat jump ΔC/γT at T confirms that PbTaSe can be categorized as a bulk superconductor.