First evidence of natural superconductivity: Covellite

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 283-287

  Di Benedetto, Francesco ^a   Borgheresi, Miria ^a   Caneschi, Andrea ^a   Chastanet, Guillaume ^a   Cipriani, Curzio ^a   Gatteschi, Dante ^a   Pratesi, Giovanni ^a   Romanelli, Maurizio ^a   Sessoli, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

AC susceptibility; Covellite; Dissipative currents; Superconductivity

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; DIAMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

AC SUSCEPTIBILITY; AC-SUSCEPTIBILITY MEASUREMENTS; CONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES; COVALENTLY BONDED; COVELLITE; NATURAL MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; SUPERCONDUCTING STATE;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

DISSIPATION; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

BUTTE; CALABONA MINE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; SARDINIA; SASSARI; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746234899     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2006/0018-0283     Document Type: Article

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