Unconventional superconductivity in non-centrosymmetric superconductors has attracted a considerable amount of attention. While several lanthanide-based materials have been reported previously, the number of actinide-based systems remains small. In this work, we present the discovery of a novel cubic complex non-centrosymmetric superconductor [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text] space group). This intermetallic cage compound displays superconductivity below [Formula: see text] K, as evidenced by specific heat and resistivity data. [Formula: see text] is a type-II superconductor, which has an upper critical field [Formula: see text] T and a moderate Sommerfeld coefficient [Formula: see text] mJ [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text]. A non-zero density of states at the Fermi level is evident from metallic behavior in the normal state, as well as from electronic band structure calculations. The isostructural [Formula: see text] compound is a paramagnet with a moderately enhanced electronic mass, as indicated by the electronic specific heat coefficient [Formula: see text] mJ [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text] and Kadowaki-Woods ratio [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text] cm [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text] (mJ)[Formula: see text]. Both [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] are crystallographically complex, each hosting 212 atoms per unit cell.
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