Thorium-doping-induced superconductivity up to 56 K in Gd1-xThxFeAsO

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作者
Wang, Cao [1 ]
Li, Linjun [1 ]
Chi, Shun [1 ]
Zhu, Zengwei [1 ]
Ren, Zhi [1 ]
Li, Yuke [1 ]
Wang, Yuetao [1 ]
Lin, Xiao [1 ]
Luo, Yongkang [1 ]
Jiang, Shuai [1 ]
Xu, Xiangfan [1 ]
Cao, Guanghan [1 ]
Xu, Zhu'an [1 ]
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[1] Zhejiang Univ, Dept Phys, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
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10.1209/0295-5075/83/67006
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We report a new strategy to induce superconductivity in iron-based oxyarsenide. Instead of F- substitution for O2-, we employed Th4+ doping in GdFeAsO with the consideration of "lattice match" between Gd2O2 layers and Fe2As2 ones. As a result, superconductivity with T-c(onset) as high as 56 K was realized in a Gd0.8Th0.2FeAsO polycrystalline sample. This T-c value is among the highest ever discovered in the iron-based oxypnictides. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2008
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