Superconductivity in germanium clathrate Ba8Ga16Ge30

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作者
Bryan, JD [1 ]
Srdanov, VI
Stucky, GD
Schmidt, D
机构
[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Chem, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
[2] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1999年 / 60卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.60.3064
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摘要
We report type-II superconductivity in the germanium clathrate compound, Ba8Ga16Ge30 with critical temperature, T-c = 7.5 +/- 0.2 K as determined by magnetic susceptibility measurements. Barium atoms occupy cage voids provided by a covalent sp(3) hybridized network of gallium and germanium. Magnetic susceptibility and transport measurements were used to characterize the transition. [S0163-1829(99)06829-0].
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页码:3064 / 3067
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