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Title: An Overview on the Local Atomic Displacements and Electronic Structures in BiS{sub 2}/BiSe{sub 2}-Based Superconductors

Journal Article · · Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism
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  1. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Microelectronics (China)
  2. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, School of Science & New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory of Jiangsu Province (China)

Superconductivity with layered structure has attracted intensive research interests due to their exotic superconducting properties. In 2012, a new family of BiS{sub 2}-based superconductor with their desired layered structure has been discovered. Recently, the isostructural superconductor with the substitution of Se for all S ions in BiS{sub 2}-based compounds is recognized as the BiSe{sub 2}-based superconductors. To date, enormous efforts were dedicated to explore the physical properties of this new family. Among them, synchrotron radiation-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) contributed significantly to the understanding of local atomic structure and the electronic structure of BiS{sub 2}/BiSe{sub 2}-based systems. This article reviewed the progresses in the study of the new BiS{sub 2}/BiSe{sub 2}-based materials revealed by the unique technique XAS, including the determination of valence state, local atomic displacements, as well as the different structural distortion between BiS{sub 2}-based and BiSe{sub 2}-based systems. The superconductivity of BiS{sub 2}- and BiSe{sub 2}-based system is indeed intimately related to valence states and local atomic displacements. Further development of microscopic mechanism of superconductivity in BiS{sub 2}/BiSe{sub 2}-based materials requires synergetic endeavors integrating new experimental, numerical, and theoretical techniques.

OSTI ID:
22921211
Journal Information:
Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, Vol. 32, Issue 6; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2019 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1557-1939
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English