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

Clarke, Samantha M.; Walsh, James P.  S.; Amsler, Maximilian; Malliakas, Christos D.; Yu, Tony; Goedecker, Stefan; Wang, Yanbin; Wolverton, Chris; Freedman, Danna E.

doi:10.1002/anie.201605902

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

Journal Article · Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201605902· OSTI ID:1596770

Clarke, Samantha M. ^[1]; Walsh, James P. S. ^[1]; Amsler, Maximilian ^[2]; Malliakas, Christos D. ^[1]; Yu, Tony ^[3]; Goedecker, Stefan ^[4]; Wang, Yanbin ^[3]; Wolverton, Chris ^[2]; Freedman, Danna E. ^[1]

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

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 T_c=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.

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Research Organization:: 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 Organization:: 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

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-94ER14466; FG02-07ER46433; AC02-06CH11357; AC02-05CH11231; W911NF15100069; FA95501410358; EAR-1128799; DGE-1324585; NNCI-1542205

OSTI ID:: 1596770

Journal Information:: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Vol. 55, Issue 43; ISSN 1433-7851

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Country of Publication:: United States

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