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:
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- Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
- Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Center for Advanced Radiation Sources
- Univ. Basel (Switzerland). Dept. of Physics
- Publication Date:
- 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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