SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN THE SILICON CLATHRATE COMPOUND (NA,BA)(X)SI-46

被引:362
作者
KAWAJI, H
HORIE, H
YAMANAKA, S
ISHIKAWA, M
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[1] Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.1427
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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A new silicon clathrate compound containing barium, (Na,Ba) xSi46, becomes a type-II superconductor with a critical temperature (Tc) of about 4 K. In the compound, the silicon atoms are bonded tetrahedrally with about the same bond distances as in ordinary cubic diamond Si, but form 12- and 14-hedral cages which are linked by shared faces. The metal atoms are located in the center of the polyhedra. This is the first superconductor consisting of a Si sp3 covalent network. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:1427 / 1429
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