Abstract
Measurements of the pressure (P) dependence of the superconducting transition temperature Tc of stage-two KHgC8 are reported. Tc is found to decrease with applied pressure from a room pressure value of 1.85K at a rate dTc/dP=-6.5 × 10-5K/bar, similar to typical superconducting elements such as Sn. No superconductivity was detected for stage-one KHgC4 or K0.5Hg0.5 amalgam to a limiting temperature T = 1.3K and a limiting pressure P = 22 kbar. These results are discussed in reference to the possible occurence of structural and charge density wave transitions in these materials and recent theoretical models of superconducting graphire intercalation compounds.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1145-1150 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Solid State Communications |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1982 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Research supported by the United States Department of Energy under Contract Number DE-AS05-81ERI0936
Funding
Research supported by the United States Department of Energy under Contract Number DE-AS05-81ERI0936
| Funders | Funder number |
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| United States Department of Energy | DE-AS05-81ERI0936 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Materials Chemistry