Abstract

A series of tetragonal Fe1-xCoxSe single crystals with a complete Co doping range (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.52) up to its solid solubility limit in FeSe have been grown by an eutectic AlCl3/KCl molten salt method. The typical lateral size of as-grown Fe1-xCoxSe single crystals is 1–5 mm. The chemical composition and homogeneity of the crystals was examined by both inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy and energy dispersive spectrometer. X-ray diffraction analysis demonstrates that the crystal lattice parameters a and c are both linearly decreased with increasing Co doping level x. In the whole doping range, all the samples show metallic behaviour in contrast to a metal insulator transition of Cu-doped FeSe according to the resistivity measurements.

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