Evidence for superconductivity in Rb metal above 55&nbsp;GPa pressure

Deng, Yuhang; Schilling, James S.

doi:10.1103/physrevb.100.041109

Evidence for superconductivity in Rb metal above 55 GPa pressure

Journal Article · Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Physical Review. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.100.041109· OSTI ID:1614438

Deng, Yuhang ^[1]; Schilling, James S. ^[2]

Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (United States); DOE/OSTI
Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (United States)

Here, the only alkali metal known to be superconducting at ambient pressure is Li at 0.4 mK. Under 30 GPa pressure T_c for Li rises to 14 K. In addition, nearly 50 years ago the heavy alkali metal Cs was reported to become superconducting near 1.3 K at 12 GPa. In the present experiment the superconductivity of Cs under pressure is confirmed. In addition, strong evidence is presented in electrical resistivity measurements that neighboring Rb also becomes superconducting near 2 K at 55 GPa as it enters the oC16 phase, as for Cs, where T_c decreases under the application of pressure. It would seem likely that under the right temperature/pressure conditions all alkali metals, including metallic hydrogen, will join the ranks of the superconducting elements. With the addition of Rb, 55 of the 92 naturally occurring elements are superconducting at ambient or high pressure.

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Research Organization:: Carnegie Inst. of Washington, Washington, DC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation

Grant/Contract Number:: FC52-08NA28554

OSTI ID:: 1614438

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1546457

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 100; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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