We report the synthesis and measurements of magnetic, transport, and thermal properties of
polycrystalline Nb 0. 18 Re 0. 82, which has a superconducting transition at T c∼ 8.8 K. The
noncentrosymmetric α-Mn structure of the compound is confirmed by x-ray diffraction. Using
the measured values for the lower critical field H c 1, upper critical field H c 2, and the
specific heat C, we estimate the thermodynamic critical field H c (0), coherence length ξ (0),
penetration depth λ (0), and the Ginzburg-Landau parameter κ (0). The specific heat jump at …

We report the synthesis and measurements of magnetic, transport, and thermal properties of
polycrystalline Nb0. 18Re0. 82, which has a superconducting transition at Tc~ 8.8 K. The
noncentrosymmetric α-Mn structure of the compound is confirmed by X-ray diffraction. Using
the measured values for the lower critical field Hc1, upper critical field Hc2, and the specific
heat C, we estimate the thermodynamic critical field Hc (0), coherence length ξ (0),
penetration depth λ (0), and the Ginzburg-Landau parameter κ (0). The specific heat jump at …