Superconducting high pressure CaSi2 phase with Tc up to 14 K

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作者
Sanfilippo, S
Elsinger, H
Núñez-Regueiro, M
Laborde, O
Le Floch, S
Affronte, M
Olcese, GL
Palenzona, A
机构
[1] CNRS, Ctr Rech Tres Basses Temp, F-38042 Grenoble, France
[2] CNRS, Lab Cristallog, F-38042 Grenoble, France
[3] Univ Modena, INFM, I-41100 Modena, Italy
[4] Univ Modena, Dept Fis, I-41100 Modena, Italy
[5] Univ Genoa, INFM, I-16146 Genoa, Italy
[6] Univ Genoa, Dipartimento Chim & Chim Ind, I-16146 Genoa, Italy
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2000年 / 61卷 / 06期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.61.R3800
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
We have studied the occurrence of superconductivity under pressure in the CaSi2 family of compounds, namely the semimetallic trigonal phase and the alpha-ThSi2-type tetragonal one. Although only the latter is superconducting (T-c = 1.56 K) at ambient pressure, starting from the trigonal phase and applying high pressure (>12 GPa) we have found a new superconducting phase with T-c(onset) similar to 14 K, among the highest ever found in silicon based materials.
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页码:R3800 / R3803
页数:4
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