Loss of superconductivity and structural transition in Mg1-xAlxB2

Details Loss of superconductivity and structural transition in Mg1-xAlxB2 Loss of superconductivity and structural transition in Mg1-xAlxB2

2001-02-14

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0102262v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

4 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

The basic magnetic and electronic properties of most binary compounds have been well known for decades. Therefore the recent announcement of superconductivity at 39 K in the simple binary ceramic compound MgB2 is surprising. This compound, available from common chemical suppliers, and used as a starting material for chemical metathesis reactions, has been known and structurally characterized since the mid 1950's. Here we show that the addition of electrons to MgB2 through partial substitution of Al for Mg results in the loss of superconductivity. Associated with the Al substitution is a subtle but distinct structural transition, reflected in the partial collapse of the spacing between boron layers near 10% Al content. This indicates that superconducting MgB2 is poised very near a structural instability at slightly higher electron concentrations.

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