Why non-superconducting metallic elements become superconducting under high pressure
Superconductivity
2010-01-13 v1
Abstract
We predict that simple metals and early transition metals that become superconducting under high pressures will show a change in sign of their Hall coefficient from negative to positive under pressure. If verified, this will strongly suggest that hole carriers play a fundamental role in `conventional' superconductivity, as predicted by the theory of hole superconductivity.
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@article{arxiv.0908.3496,
title = {Why non-superconducting metallic elements become superconducting under high pressure},
author = {J. E. Hirsch and J. J. Hamlin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0908.3496},
year = {2010}
}
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Submitted to M2S-IX Tokyo 2009