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Giant negative magnetoresistance in GdI2
2000
Abstract GdI 2 is a layered d 1 compound which is isostructural with and nominally isoelectronic to the superconductors 2H–TaS 2 and 2H–NbSe 2 . GdI 2 orders ferromagnetically at 276(2) K and displays large negative magnetoresistance ∼70% at 7 T close to room temperature. At 10 K the saturation magnetization is 7.33(5) μ B in good agreement with the value predicted from spin polarized band structure calculations.
Giant Negative Magnetoresistance in GdI2: Prediction and Realization
1999
The electronic structure of the layered d1 compound GdI2 has been examined systematically in view of its relation to other layered d1 systems including superconducting and isostructural 2H-TaS2 and 2H-NbSe2. A van Hove type instability is evident in suitable representations of the Fermi surface. The presence of the half-filled and magnetic 4f level should preclude the possibility of superconductivity. Instead GdI2 orders ferromagnetically at 290(5) K and displays large negative magnetoresistance ≈70% at 7 T close to room temperature. This finding provides support to the idea that materials can be searched rationally for interesting properties through high level electronic structure calculat…
New magnetic conductors and superconductors based on BEDT-TTF and BEDS-TTF
2005
Abstract Here we present our last results in the search for multifunctionality in conducting molecular materials obtained by combining paramagnetic molecular complexes with organic donors to produce paramagnetic molecular metals and superconductors. The structural and physical characterization of two new molecular paramagnetic superconductors ET 4 [H 3 OM(C 2 O 4 ) 3 ].PhBr (M III = Cr and Fe) are presented (ET = BEDT-TTF = bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene). These salts present a superconductor transition at T c = 1.5 and 4.0 K, respectively and very anisotropic critical fields H c2a ≈ H c2b ≈0.5 T and H C2C ≈ 8 T for the Fe derivative. We will also present the structural and physica…
A novel paramagnetic molecular superconductor formed by bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene, tris(oxalato)ferrate(iii) anions and bromobenzene as g…
2005
The new paramagnetic molecular superconductor ET4[(H3O)Fe(C2O4)3]·C6H5Br (1) (Tc = 4.0 K) contains layers of superconducting ET donors alternating with paramagnetic hexagonal layers formed by (H3O)+, [Fe(C2O4)3]3− and guest C6H5Br molecules located in the hexagonal cavities. Conductivity measurements show metallic behavior from room temperature with a minimum in the resistivity at ca. 50 K followed by a smooth increase and a sharp drop in the resistivity with an onset at 4.0 K and a zero resistance at ca. 1.0 K. Magnetoresistance measurements indicate that Hc1 is about 7 mT and that Hc2 is very anisotropic (Hc2⊥ ≥ 5.5 T and Hc2|| ≈ 0.5 T). Magnetic susceptibility measurements show the expec…
Atomistic Study of Surface Polarization in Superconducting Perovskites
1996
AbstractWe simulated the surface relaxation of the cubic perovskite paraelectric SrTiO3 crystal. The atomic positions in ten near-surface layers placed into the electrostatic field of the remainder of the crystal were calculated. Two-dimensional, periodic slab model was combined with the pair potentials treated in terms of the shell-model. Our calculations show that Ti+4, Sr+2 and O−2 ions shift differently from their crystal sites. This leads to a creation of a dipole moment near the surface which might give the paraelectric crystal the ferroelectric properties.
Preparation and characterization of (Hg0.7Mo0.3)Sr2(Ca0.7Y0.3)Cu2Ox and (Hg0.9Re0.1)Ba2CaCu2Oy superconducting films by laser ablation
2000
Abstract Oriented (Hg 0.7 Mo 0.3 )Sr 2 (Ca 0.7 Y 0.3 )Cu 2 O x and (Hg 0.9 Re 0.1 )Ba 2 CaCu 2 O y superconducting films were prepared on SrTiO 3 substrates using laser ablation and post-Hg-vapor annealing. Due to the stability of Mo 0.3 Sr 2 (Ca 0.7 Y 0.3 )Cu 2 O x and Re 0.1 Ba 2 CaCu 2 O y in air, no special handling was needed during the grinding, mixing and pressing of the precursor targets. The superconductivity of the films was characterized with the temperature dependence of the ac susceptibility ( χ - T ) and the resistance ( R - T ) while the crystallography was probed with x-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
Effect of film thickness on the transport properties of MgB2 synthesized by spray pyrolysis
2011
Abstract Polycrystalline MgB2 films of different thickness have been prepared by employing spray pyrolysis technique on MgO (1 0 0) substrate. The MgB2 and other phases have been confirmed using X-ray diffraction technique and no trace of impurities phases have been found. The resistivity behavior shows that the superconducting transition temperature lies in the range of 37–39 K with narrow transition width. The transport critical current density vary with films thickness and achieved highest value ∼1.2 × 106 A/cm2 at 20 K for 2.0 μm thick film and its values increase as thickness increases.
Complex conductivity in high-Tc single crystal superconductors
1994
The electromagnetic surface impedance of single crystal high-T c superconductors has been examined within the framework of the two-fluid model and the hypothesis that the em field modulates the partial concentrations of both normal and condensate fluids. A comparison with experimental data is reported
Possible light-induced superconductivity in K3C60 at high temperature.
2015
The non-equilibrium control of emergent phenomena in solids is an important research frontier, encompassing effects such as the optical enhancement of superconductivity. Nonlinear excitation of certain phonons in bilayer copper oxides was recently shown to induce superconducting-like optical properties at temperatures far greater than the superconducting transition temperature, Tc. This effect was accompanied by the disruption of competing charge-density-wave correlations, which explained some but not all of the experimental results. Here we report a similar phenomenon in a very different compound, K3C60. By exciting metallic K3C60 with mid-infrared optical pulses, we induce a large increas…
Proximity Effects on the Charge Density Wave Order and Superconductivity in Single-Layer NbSe2
2021
Collective electronic states such as the charge density wave (CDW) order and superconductivity (SC) respond sensitively to external perturbations. Such sensitivity is dramatically enhanced in two dimensions (2D), where 2D materials hosting such electronic states are largely exposed to the environment. In this regard, the ineludible presence of supporting substrates triggers various proximity effects on 2D materials that may ultimately compromise the stability and properties of the electronic ground state. In this work, we investigate the impact of proximity effects on the CDW and superconducting states in single-layer (SL) NbSe2 on four substrates of diverse nature, namely, bilayer graphene…