Observation of Superconductivity in Highly Cr-Doped GaP Single Crystals

Studying bulk GaP, highly doped with Cr, and searching for possible ferromagnetic semiconductor in view of spintronic applications, we found superconducting behavior of this material unexpectedly. Magnetization techniques and X-ray diffraction were applied to study these crystals. Magnetization revealed superconducting features up to about 6 K and X-ray studies showed that superconductivity might be related to small size Cr precipitates.