Pressure-Induced Superconductivity in Elemental Ytterbium Metal

Song, J.; Fabbris, G.; Bi, W.; Haskel, D.; Schilling, J. S.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.037004

Title: Pressure-Induced Superconductivity in Elemental Ytterbium Metal

Journal Article · 19 July 2018 · Physical Review Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.037004 · OSTI ID:1493699

Song, J. ^[1]; Fabbris, G. ^[2]; Bi, W. ^[3]; Haskel, D. ^[2]; Schilling, J. S. ^[1]

Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (United States). Dept. of Physics
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States). Dept. of Geology

Ytterbium (Yb) metal is divalent and nonmagnetic (4f¹⁴ configuration). Under pressure its valence increases significantly leading to the expectation that magnetic instabilities and other highly correlated electron effects may appear before a stable trivalent state is reached (4f¹³ configuration). We carried out electrical resistivity and ac magnetic susceptibility measurements to 179 GPa over the temperature range 1.4 - 295 K. No evidence for magnetic order is observed. However, Yb becomes a superconductor at 86 GPa with T_c≃1.4 K, increasing to 4.6 K at 179 GPa. X-ray absorption spectroscopy shows that Yb remains mixed-valent to at least 125 GPa, pointing to an active role of $$f$$ electrons in the emergence of superconductivity in this simple, elemental solid.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; FC52-08NA28554

OSTI ID:: 1493699

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1461027

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 121; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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