Ambient-pressure organic superconductor

Patent · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:866092

Williams, Jack M ^[1]; Wang, Hsien-Hau ^[2]; Beno, Mark A ^[3]

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1. Downers Grove, IL
2. Willowbrook, IL
3. Woodridge, IL

A new class of organic superconductors having the formula (ET).sub.2 MX.sub.2 wherein ET represents bis(ethylenedithio)-tetrathiafulvalene, M is a metal such as Au, Ag, In, Tl, Rb, Pd and the like and X is a halide. The superconductor (ET).sub.2 AuI.sub.2 exhibits a transition temperature of 5 K which is high for organic superconductors.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4632776
• OSTI ID: 866092
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ambient-pressure
organic
superconductor
superconductors
formula
mx
represents
bis
ethylenedithio
-tetrathiafulvalene
metal
rb
pd
halide
aui
exhibits
transition
temperature
transition temperature
organic superconductors
represents bis
organic superconductor
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