Abstract
We have studied by the measurements of x-ray diffraction, electrical resistivity, thermopower, magnetic susceptibility, magnetoresistance, and specific heat. Partial substitution of As with P results in the shrinkage of lattice, which generates chemical pressure to the system. It is found that undergoes a superconducting transition at 26 K, followed by ferromagnetic ordering of moments at 20 K. This finding is the first observation of superconductivity stabilized by internal chemical pressure, and supplies a rare example showing the coexistence of superconductivity and ferromagnetism in the ferroarsenide family.
- Received 19 January 2009
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.137002
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