Good news from an abandoned gold mine: A new family of quaternary intermetallic superconductors

We have recently found, and begun the physical characterization of, a new type of intermetallic superconductor based on rare earths, the transition metals Ni, Pd and Pt, and boron and carbon. The prototype crystal structure, found for LuNi 2B 2C (T c = 16.6 K), consists of alternating, square LuC ...

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Published in:Physica. C, Superconductivity Superconductivity, 1994-12, Vol.235, p.154-157
Main Authors: Cava, R.J., Takagi, H., Eisaki, H., Zandbergen, H.W., Siegrist, T., Batlogg, B., Krajewski, J.J., Peck, W.F., Carter, S., Mizuhaski, K., Lee, J.O., Uchida, S., Felder, R., van Dover, R.B.
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Language:English
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Summary:We have recently found, and begun the physical characterization of, a new type of intermetallic superconductor based on rare earths, the transition metals Ni, Pd and Pt, and boron and carbon. The prototype crystal structure, found for LuNi 2B 2C (T c = 16.6 K), consists of alternating, square LuC  Ni 2B 2 layers. The highest T c in the family is found for YPdBC at 23K, equivalent to the highest T c ever observed for an intermetallic material.
ISSN:0921-4534
1873-2143
DOI:10.1016/0921-4534(94)91336-6