# Crystal growth and phase diagram of 112-type iron pnictide superconductor Ca1-yLayFe1-xNixAs2

## TL;DR

This study reports the successful growth and characterization of high-quality Ca$_{1-y}$La$_{y}$Fe$_{1-x}$Ni$_{x}$As$_{2}$ single crystals, revealing their phase diagram and transport properties as a new 112-type iron-based superconductor.

## Contribution

It provides the first systematic crystal growth and phase diagram mapping of the 112-type Ca-La-Fe-Ni-As superconductor with insights into doping effects.

## Key findings

- Bulk superconductivity achieved in high-quality crystals.
- Transport properties show strong scattering from dopants.
- Phase diagram constructed with $T_c$ and $T_N$ as functions of doping.

## Abstract

We report a systematic crystal growth and characterization of Ca$_{1-y}$La$_{y}$Fe$_{1-x}$Ni$_{x}$As$_{2}$, the newly discovered 112-type iron-based superconductor. After substituting Fe by a small amount of Ni, bulk superconductivity is successfully obtained in high quality single crystals sized up to 6 mm. Resistivity measurements indicate common features for transport properties in this 112-type iron pnictide, suggest strong scattering from chemical dopants. Together with the superconducting transition temperature $T_c$, and the Neel temperature $T_N$ determined by the elastic neutron scattering, we sketch a three-dimensional phase diagram in the combination of both Ni and La dopings.