Superconducting properties of the KxWO3 tetragonal tungsten bronze and the superconducting phase diagram of the tungsten bronze family

We report on the superconducting properties of the KxWO3 tetragonal tungsten bronze. The highest superconducting transition temperature (Tc=2.1 K) was obtained for K0.38WO3. Tc decreases linearly with increasing K content. Using the measured values for the upper critical field Hc2 and the specific heat C, we estimate the orbital critical field Hc2(0), coherence length ξ(0), Debye temperature ΘD, and coupling constant λe-p. The magnitude of the specific-heat jump at Tc suggests that the KxWO3 tetragonal tungsten bronze is a weakly coupled superconductor. The superconducting phase diagram of the doped tungsten bronze family is presented.