Superconductivity in graphite intercalation compounds

Smith, Robert P.; Weller, Thomas E.; Howard, Christopher A.; Dean, Mark P. M.; Rahnejat, Kaveh C.; Saxena, Siddharth S.; Ellerby, Mark

doi:10.1016/j.physc.2015.02.029

Title: Superconductivity in graphite intercalation compounds

Abstract

This study examines the field of superconductivity in the class of materials known as graphite intercalation compounds which has a history dating back to the 1960s. This paper recontextualizes the field in light of the discovery of superconductivity in CaC₆ and YbC₆ in 2005. In what follows, we outline the crystal structure and electronic structure of these and related compounds. We go on to experiments addressing the superconducting energy gap, lattice dynamics, pressure dependence, and how this relates to theoretical studies. The bulk of the evidence strongly supports a BCS superconducting state. However, important questions remain regarding which electronic states and phonon modes are most important for superconductivity and whether current theoretical techniques can fully describe the dependence of the superconducting transition temperature on pressure and chemical composition.

Authors:

Smith, Robert P. ^[1]; Weller, Thomas E. ^[2]; Howard, Christopher A. ^[2]; Dean, Mark P. M. ^[3]; Rahnejat, Kaveh C. ^[2]; Saxena, Siddharth S. ^[1]; Ellerby, Mark ^[2]

Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Univ. College of London, London (United Kingdom)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Publication Date:: Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2015

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

OSTI Identifier:: 1182515

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1250183

Report Number(s):: BNL-107501-2015-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0921-4534; R&D Project: PO011; KC0201060

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physica. C, Superconductivity

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 514; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0921-4534

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; intercalation; superconductivity; graphite; low-dimension

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                    Smith, Robert P., Weller, Thomas E., Howard, Christopher A., Dean, Mark P. M., Rahnejat, Kaveh C., Saxena, Siddharth S., and Ellerby, Mark. Superconductivity in graphite intercalation compounds.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Smith, Robert P., Weller, Thomas E., Howard, Christopher A., Dean, Mark P. M., Rahnejat, Kaveh C., Saxena, Siddharth S., & Ellerby, Mark. Superconductivity in graphite intercalation compounds.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2015.02.029

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                    Smith, Robert P., Weller, Thomas E., Howard, Christopher A., Dean, Mark P. M., Rahnejat, Kaveh C., Saxena, Siddharth S., and Ellerby, Mark. Thu .  
"Superconductivity in graphite intercalation compounds".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2015.02.029.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1182515.

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  title        = {Superconductivity in graphite intercalation compounds},

  author       = {Smith, Robert P. and Weller, Thomas E. and Howard, Christopher A. and Dean, Mark P. M. and Rahnejat, Kaveh C. and Saxena, Siddharth S. and Ellerby, Mark},

  abstractNote = {This study examines the field of superconductivity in the class of materials known as graphite intercalation compounds which has a history dating back to the 1960s. This paper recontextualizes the field in light of the discovery of superconductivity in CaC₆ and YbC₆ in 2005. In what follows, we outline the crystal structure and electronic structure of these and related compounds. We go on to experiments addressing the superconducting energy gap, lattice dynamics, pressure dependence, and how this relates to theoretical studies. The bulk of the evidence strongly supports a BCS superconducting state. However, important questions remain regarding which electronic states and phonon modes are most important for superconductivity and whether current theoretical techniques can fully describe the dependence of the superconducting transition temperature on pressure and chemical composition.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.physc.2015.02.029},

  journal      = {Physica. C, Superconductivity},

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  volume       = 514,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2015},

  month        = {Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2015}

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