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Although progress with twisted graphene nano-devices is boosting the superconductivity that is the consequence of their Moir\'e flat electronic bands, the immense choice for future development is an obstacle for their optimisation. We…

We report the superconductivity in Ca-intercalated bilayer graphene C$_6$CaC$_6$, the thinnest limit of Ca graphite intercalation compound. We performed \textit{in situ} electrical transport measurements on pristine bilayer graphene,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-02-02 S. Ichinokura , K. Sugawara , A. Takayama , T. Takahashi , S. Hasegawa

Ca-intercalation has opened a way for superconductivity in graphene on SiC. However, the atomic and electronic structures being critical for superconductivity are still under discussion. We find the essential role of the interface between…

It has been reported that graphite hosts room temperature superconductivity. Here we provide new results that confirm these claims on different samples of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) and commercial flexible graphite gaskets…

The high pressure phase diagram of CsC8 graphite intercalated compound has been investigated at ambient temperature up to 32 GPa. Combining X-ray and neutron diffraction, Raman and X- ray absorption spectroscopies, we report for the first…

It has been claimed that graphite hosts superconductivity at room temperature, although all efforts to isolate it have been vain. Here we report a separation method that uses magnetic field gradients to sort the superconducting from normal…

We show using scanning tunneling microscopy, spectroscopy, and ab initio calculations that several intercalation structures exist for Na in epitaxial graphene on SiC(0001). Intercalation takes place at room temperature and Na electron-dopes…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-12-01 Andreas Sandin , Thushari Jayasekera , J. E. , Rowe , Ki Wook Kim , M. Buongiorno Nardelli , Daniel B. Dougherty

Single-layer superconductors are ideal materials for fabricating superconducting nano devices. However, up to date, very few single-layer elemental superconductors have been predicted and especially no one has been successfully synthesized…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-08-06 Qinyan Gu , Dingyu Xing , Jian Sun

Various bandstructure engineering methods have been studied to improve the performance of graphitic transparent conductors; however none demonstrated an increase of optical transmittance in the visible range. Here we measure in situ optical…

We report the emergence of altermagnetism, a magnetic phase characterized by the coexistence of compensated spin ordering and momentum-dependent spin splitting, in graphite intercalation compounds (GICs), a prototypical material system long…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-11-21 Weida Fu , Guo-Dong Zhao , Tao Hu , Wencai Yi , Hui Zhang , Alessandro Stroppa , Wei Ren , Zhongming Ren

The out-of-plane intercalate phonons of superconducting YbC6 have been measured with inelastic x-ray scattering. Model fits to this data, and previously measured out-of-plane intercalate phonons in graphite intercalation compounds (GICs),…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-20 M. H. Upton , T. R. Forrest , A. C. Walters , C. A. Howard , M. Ellerby , A. H. Said , D. F. McMorrow

High resolution magnetoresistance data in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite thin samples manifest non-homogenous superconductivity with critical temperature $T_c \sim 25 $K. These data exhibit: i) hysteretic loops of resistance versus…

In this study, we conducted experiments on CaC6 for elucidating the Na-catalyzed formation mechanism and achieving rapid mass synthesis of graphite intercalation compounds (GICs). Rapidly synthesized CaC6 was characterized by analysis of…

We report a study of the temperature dependence of the surface resistance RS in the graphite intercalated compound (GIC) CaC6, where superconductivity at 11.5 K was recently discovered. Experiments are carried out using a copper…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-11 G. Cifariello , E. Di Gennaro , G. Lamura , A. Andreone , N. Emery , C. Herold , J. F. Mareche , P. Lagrange

Unconventional superconductivity in bilayer graphene has been reported for twist angles $\theta$ near the first magic angle and charged electrostatically with holes near half filling of the lower flat bands. A maximum superconducting…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-08-06 Dale R. Harshman , Anthony T. Fiory

Materials with graphene-like layers attract tremendous attention due to their electronic structures and superconducting properties. In this study, we synthesized LaP2 polycrystalline and observed a superconducting transition around 30 GPa.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-11-18 Mingxin Zhang , Cuiying Pei , Bangshuai Zhu , Qi Wang , Juefei Wu , Yanpeng Qi

Recent observation of proximity effect \cite{Morpurgo:2007} has ignited interest in superconductivity in graphene and its derivatives. We consider Ca-intercalated graphene bilayer and argue that it is a superconductor, and likely with a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2008-03-27 I. I. Mazin , A. V. Balatsky

The process of anion intercalation in graphite and its reversibility plays a crucial role in the next generation energy-storage devices. Herein the reaction mechanism of the aluminum graphite dual ion cell by operando X-ray scattering from…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-02-21 Giorgia Greco , Giuseppe Antonio Elia , Daniel Hermida-Merino , Robert Hahn , Simone Raoux

In this letter we describe the observation of a magnetic field dependent electronic gap, suggestive of local superconductivity, in the point-contact spectrum of micro-crystalline graphite. Magnetic field dependent point-contact spectroscopy…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-05-23 Frank Arnold , Jan Nyeki , John Saunders

We investigate the superconductivity of carbon compounds with a sodalite structure, which are similar to hydrogen compounds showing the high-temperature superconductivity. A systematic analysis by first-principles calculations is carried…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-04-28 Kazuhiro Sano , Yoshimi Masuda , Hiroki Ito