Superconductivity at 8 K in samarium-doped C-60

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作者
Chen, XH
Roth, G
机构
[1] UNIV SCI & TECHNOL CHINA,DEPT PHYS,HEFEI 230026,PEOPLES R CHINA
[2] FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE,INST NUKL FESTKORPERPHYS,D-76021 KARLSRUHE,GERMANY
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1995年 / 52卷 / 21期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.52.15534
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
We have synthesized the fulleride system SmxC60 (x<3). It is found that Sm can be intercalated into interstitial sites of C-60 to form a solid solution. For the nominal composition x=3, the sample shows superconductivity at T-c=8 K. X-ray diffraction reveals an orthorhombic structure with a=28.17(5) Angstrom, b=28.07(3) Angstrom, and c=28.27(3) Angstrom, derived from the face-centered cubic cell of A(3)C(60) by doubling in each direction and analogous to that of Yb2.75C60. The lattice parameters of Sm-doped C-60 are significantly larger than those of Yb-doped C-60 and the superconducting transition temperature of Sm3C60 is 2 K higher than that of Yb2.75C60.
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页码:15534 / 15536
页数:3
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