La2Sb, a layered superconductor with metal-metal bonds

Hiroshi Mizoguchi; Hideo Hosono

doi:10.1039/c0cc05384h

La2Sb, a layered superconductor with metal-metal bonds

Superconductivity 2011-08-02 v3

Authors: Hiroshi Mizoguchi , Hideo Hosono

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Abstract

We found La2Sb with a layered structure composed of alternate stacking of La square nets and LaSb layers exhibits bulk superconductivity with a critical temperature of 5.3 K. This suggests that the presence of the square net with strong La-La metal bonding is essential for the emergence of superconductivity.

Keywords

superconductivity layered structure La2Sb metal-metal bonds square net critical temperature

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@article{arxiv.1102.1230,
  title  = {La2Sb, a layered superconductor with metal-metal bonds},
  author = {Hiroshi Mizoguchi and Hideo Hosono},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.1230},
  year   = {2011}
}

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9 pages, 3 figures

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