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Title: Discovery of a Superconducting Cu-Bi Intermetallic Compound by High-Pressure Synthesis

Abstract

A new intermetallic compound, the first to be structurally identified in the Cu–Bi binary system, is reported herein. This compound is accessed by high-pressure reaction of the elements. Its detailed characterization, physical property measurements, and ab initio calculations are described. The commensurate crystal structure of Cu11Bi7 is a unique variation of the NiAs structure type. Temperature-dependent electrical resistivity and heat capacity measurements reveal a bulk superconducting transition at Tc=1.36 K. Density functional theory calculations further demonstrate that Cu11Bi7 can be stabilized (relative to decomposition into the elements) at high pressure and temperature. These results highlight the ability of high-pressure syntheses to allow for inroads into heretofore-undiscovered intermetallic systems for which no thermodynamically stable binaries are known.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [3];  [4];  [3];  [2];  [1]
  1. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  2. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  3. Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Center for Advanced Radiation Sources
  4. Univ. Basel (Switzerland). Dept. of Physics
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Research Org.:
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)
Sponsoring Org.:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); National Science Foundation (NSF); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division
OSTI Identifier:
1596770
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-94ER14466; FG02-07ER46433; AC02-06CH11357; AC02-05CH11231; W911NF15100069; FA95501410358; EAR-1128799; DGE-1324585; NNCI-1542205
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition); Journal Volume: 55; Journal Issue: 43; Journal ID: ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; bismuth; copper; high-pressure synthesis; intermetallics; superconductivity

Citation Formats

Clarke, Samantha M., Walsh, James P. S., Amsler, Maximilian, Malliakas, Christos D., Yu, Tony, Goedecker, Stefan, Wang, Yanbin, Wolverton, Chris, and Freedman, Danna E. Discovery of a Superconducting Cu-Bi Intermetallic Compound by High-Pressure Synthesis. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1002/anie.201605902.
Clarke, Samantha M., Walsh, James P. S., Amsler, Maximilian, Malliakas, Christos D., Yu, Tony, Goedecker, Stefan, Wang, Yanbin, Wolverton, Chris, & Freedman, Danna E. Discovery of a Superconducting Cu-Bi Intermetallic Compound by High-Pressure Synthesis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201605902
Clarke, Samantha M., Walsh, James P. S., Amsler, Maximilian, Malliakas, Christos D., Yu, Tony, Goedecker, Stefan, Wang, Yanbin, Wolverton, Chris, and Freedman, Danna E. Mon . "Discovery of a Superconducting Cu-Bi Intermetallic Compound by High-Pressure Synthesis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201605902. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1596770.
@article{osti_1596770,
title = {Discovery of a Superconducting Cu-Bi Intermetallic Compound by High-Pressure Synthesis},
author = {Clarke, Samantha M. and Walsh, James P. S. and Amsler, Maximilian and Malliakas, Christos D. and Yu, Tony and Goedecker, Stefan and Wang, Yanbin and Wolverton, Chris and Freedman, Danna E.},
abstractNote = {A new intermetallic compound, the first to be structurally identified in the Cu–Bi binary system, is reported herein. This compound is accessed by high-pressure reaction of the elements. Its detailed characterization, physical property measurements, and ab initio calculations are described. The commensurate crystal structure of Cu11Bi7 is a unique variation of the NiAs structure type. Temperature-dependent electrical resistivity and heat capacity measurements reveal a bulk superconducting transition at Tc=1.36 K. Density functional theory calculations further demonstrate that Cu11Bi7 can be stabilized (relative to decomposition into the elements) at high pressure and temperature. These results highlight the ability of high-pressure syntheses to allow for inroads into heretofore-undiscovered intermetallic systems for which no thermodynamically stable binaries are known.},
doi = {10.1002/anie.201605902},
journal = {Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)},
number = 43,
volume = 55,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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