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Superconductivity of Bulk CaC 6

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: We have obtained bulk samples of the graphite intercalation compound, CaC6, by a novel method of synthesis from highly oriented pyrolytic graphite. The crystal structure has been completely determined showing that it is the only member of the MC6, metal-graphite compounds that has rhombohedral symmetry. We have clearly shown the occurrence of superconductivity in the bulk sample at 11.5 K, using magnetization measurements.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.95.087003

Authors: N. Emery, C. Hérold, M. d’Astuto, V. Garcia, Ch. Bellin, J. F. Marêché, P. Lagrange, G. Loupias

Institutions: Université Henri Poincaré, Institut de minéralogie, de physique des matériaux et de cosmochimie, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris

Language: English

Topic: Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1996426451

FWCI: 19.96

Cites: 15

Cited by: 450

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