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The discovery of superconductivity in 3$d$-transition metal compounds with strong magnetism is interesting but rare. Especially for Mn-based compounds, there exist only very limited materials that show superconductivity. Here, we report the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-02-17 Zhe-Ning Xiang , Ying-Jie Zhang , Qing Lu , Qing Li , Yiwen Li , Tianheng Huang , Yijie Zhu , Yongze Ye , Jian Sun , Hai-Hu Wen

The primary challenge in the field of high-temperature superconductivity in hydrides is to achieve a superconducting state at ambient pressure rather than the extreme pressures that have been required in experiments so far. Here, we propose…

If history teaches us anything, it is that the next breakthrough in superconductivity will not be the result of surveying the history of past breakthroughs, as they have almost always been a matter of serendipity resulting from undirected…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Warren E. Pickett

By investigating the bulk superconducting state via dc magnetization measurements, we have discovered a common resurgence of the superconductive transition temperatures (Tcs) of the monolayer Bi2Sr2CuO6+{\delta} (Bi2201) and bilayer…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-01-30 Liangzi Deng , Yongping Zheng , Zheng Wu , Shuyuan Huyan , Hung-Cheng Wu , Yifan Nie , Kyeongjae Cho , Ching-Wu Chu

The recent discovery of superconductivity in hydrogen-rich compounds has garnered significant experimental and theoretical interest because of the record-setting critical temperatures. As the direct observation of the superconducting (SC)…

In this paper we address the question of whether high-temperature superconductors have anything in common with BCS-BEC crossover theory. Towards this goal, we present a proposal and related predictions which provide a concrete test for the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-03-19 Qijin Chen , Zhiqiang Wang , Rufus Boyack , K. Levin

Currently, superconductivity in two-dimensional (2D) materials is a hot topic of research owing to their potential technological applications. Here, we report observation of superconductivity in a 2D Nb2C MXene with transition temperature…

The phenomenon of high temperature superconductivity, approaching room temperature, has been realized in a number of hydrogen-dominant alloy systems under high pressure conditions1-12. A significant discovery in reaching room temperature…

To synthesize a new superconductor which has a critical temperature, Tc, exceeding the room temperature, one needs to know what chemical components to start with. This chapter presents analysis of experimental data which allow one to draw a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Mourachkine

We examine the possibility of high temperature superconductivity from two-dimensional semiconductor without antiferromagnetic fluctuations. The weak coupling BCS theory is applied, especially where the Fermi level is near the bottom of the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Mahito Kohmoto , Iksoo Chang , Jacques Friedel

A material called LK-99, a modified-lead apatite crystal structure with the composition Pb$_{10-x}$Cu$_x$(PO$_4$)$_6$O ($0.9<x<1.1$), has been synthesized using the solid-state method. The material exhibits the Ohmic metal characteristic of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-08-14 Sukbae Lee , Jihoon Kim , Hyun-Tak Kim , Sungyeon Im , SooMin An , Keun Ho Auh

We describe high-Tc superconductivity in layered materials within a BCS theory as a BEC of massless-like Cooper pairons satisfying a linear dispersion relation, and propagating within quasi-2D layers of finite width defined by the charge…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-08-23 C. Villarreal , M. de Llano

Recently, an extremely high superconducting temperature (Tc) of ~200 K has been reported in the sulfur hydride system above 100 GPa. This result is supported by theoretical predictions and verified experimentally. The crystal structure of…

Superconductivity has been the focus of enormous research effort since its discovery more than a century ago. Yet, some features of this unique phenomenon remain poorly understood; prime among these is the connection between…

High-transition-temperature (high-T_c) superconductivity in cuprates has been discovered for more than three decades, but the underlying mechanism remains a mystery. Cuprates are the only unconventional superconducting family that host bulk…

The realization of high-transition-temperature superconductivity (HTSC) confined to nanometre-sized interfaces has been a long-standing goal because of potential applications and the opportunity to study quantum phenomena in reduced…

Superconductivity · Physics 2008-11-12 J. C. Phillips

Hydrides have long been considered promising candidates for achieving room-temperature superconductivity; however, the extremely high pressures typically required for high critical temperatures remain a major challenge in experiment. Here,…

From the very beginning K. Alex M\"uller emphasized that the materials he and George Bednorz discovered in 1986 were $hole$ superconductors. Here I would like to share with him and others what I believe to be $the$ key reason for why high…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-11-22 J. E. Hirsch

Recent predictions and experimental observations of high Tc superconductivity in hydrogen-rich materials at very high pressures are driving the search for superconductivity in the vicinity of room temperature. We have developed a novel…

In preceding papers the author proposed a new mechanism of Cooper pair formation that follows within an extended Heisenberg model. The new mechanism operates in narrow, partly filled "superconducting" energy bands of special symmetry and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Ekkehard Krüger