Superconductivity and structural properties of Ti70−xZr30Nbx have been systematically investigated for x ranging from 0 to 60. Superconductivity is observed in the cubic β-phase with 10 x 60. Moreover, evident modifications in superconductivity and superstructure, being interpreted as Nb and Ti local orders, are discovered in samples with 25 x 50. This superstructure phase in general coexists with the cubic β-phase and yields two superconducting transitions in the superconducting materials. Electronic structure calculations reveal a relatively higher density of states for the superstructure phase at the Fermi level, therefore a strong electron-phonon coupling and higher superconducting Tc are expected in agreement with the experimental data.
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