Superconductivity of barium-VI synthesized via compression at low temperatures

D. E. Jackson, D. VanGennep, Y. K. Vohra, S. T. Weir, and J. J. Hamlin
Phys. Rev. B 96, 184514 – Published 15 November 2017

Abstract

Using a membrane-driven diamond anvil cell and both ac magnetic susceptibility and electrical resistivity measurements, we have characterized the superconducting phase diagram of elemental barium to pressures as high as 65 GPa. We have determined the superconducting properties of the recently discovered Ba-VI crystal structure, which can only be accessed via the application of pressure at low temperature. We find that Ba-VI exhibits a maximum Tc near 8 K, which is substantially higher than the maximum Tc found when pressure is applied at room temperature. We discuss our results in terms of the implications for pressure-induced superconductivity in other elements exhibiting complex/modulated structures at high pressure. Finally, we highlight the potential of cryogenic compression to reveal additional richness in previously explored high-pressure phase diagrams.

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  • Received 18 July 2017
  • Revised 30 October 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.184514

©2017 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

D. E. Jackson1, D. VanGennep1, Y. K. Vohra2, S. T. Weir3, and J. J. Hamlin1,*

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
  • 2Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
  • 3Physics Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA

  • *Corresponding author: jhamlin@ufl.edu

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Vol. 96, Iss. 18 — 1 November 2017

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