Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2005-03-23
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
2 Figures. Please see accompanying theoretical manuscript, "Electronic Structure of the Superconducting Graphite Intercalates"
Scientific paper
In this letter we report the discovery of superconductivity in the isostructural graphite intercalation compounds C6Yb and C6Ca, with transition temperatures of 6.5K and 11.5K respectively. A structural characterisation of these compounds shows them to be hexagonal layered systems in the same class as other graphite intercalates. If we assume that all the outer s-electrons are transferred from the intercalant to the graphite sheets, then the charge transfer in these compounds is comparable to other superconducting graphite intercalants such as C8K 1,2 . However, the superconducting transition temperatures of C6Yb and C6Ca are up to two orders of magnitude greater. Interestingly, superconducting upper critical field studies and resistivity measurements suggest that these compounds are significantly more isotropic than pure graphite. This is unexpected as the effect of introducing the intercalant is to move the graphite layer further apart.
Ellerby Mark
Saxena Siddharth S.
Skipper Neal T.
Smith Robert P.
Weller Thomas E.
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