Pressure-Induced Superconductivity in Europium Metal

Details Pressure-Induced Superconductivity in Europium Metal Pressure-Induced Superconductivity in Europium Metal

2009-03-10

arxiv.org/abs/0903.1808v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 197002 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

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Divalent Eu (4f7, J=7/2) possesses a strong local magnetic moment which suppresses superconductivity. Under sufficient pressure it is anticipated that Eu will become trivalent (4f6, J=0) and a weak Van Vleck paramagnet, thus opening the door for a possible superconducting state, in analogy with Am metal (5f6, J=0) which superconducts at 0.79 K. We present ac susceptibility and electrical resistivity measurements on Eu metal for temperatures 1.5 - 297 K to pressures as high as 142 GPa. At approximately 80 GPa Eu becomes superconducting at Tc = 1.8 K; Tc increases linearly with pressure to 2.75 K at 142 GPa. Eu metal thus becomes the 53rd known elemental superconductor in the periodic table.

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