Evidence of anisotropic bulk superconductivity in disorder-induced ZrTe$_{3-x}$

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Authors: P. Manna, C. Patra, T. Agarwal, S. Srivastava, S. Sharma, P. Mishra, R. P. Singh
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Abstract

Transition-metal trichalcogenides distinguish themselves from other two-dimensional materials in nanoscience and materials science due to their remarkable range of intrinsic properties, including various electronic, optical, and magnetic behaviors. Here, we report a comprehensive study of superconductivity in disordered ZrTe$_{3-x}$ ($x$ = 0.2) with suppressed charge density wave. We observe a type-II bulk anisotropic superconductivity with a superconducting transition at $T_c$ = 3.59(4) \si{K}. Angle-dependent upper critical field measurements and Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition confirm the inherent quasi-two-dimensional nature of superconductivity in this disordered system.

Fields of Study & Subjects

2D Materials and Applications Iron-based superconductors research Organic and Molecular Conductors Research

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
5 January 2026
Document type
Preprint