Observation of superconductivity at 30∼46K in A x2Se 2(A = Li, Na, Ba, Sr, Ca, Yb, and Eu)

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ying, T P ^a   Chen, X L ^a   Wang, G ^a   Jin, S F ^a   Zhou, T T ^a   Lai, X F ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Wang, W Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CALCIUM; IRON DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM; SELENIUM; SODIUM; YTTERBIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEAT; MAGNETIC FIELD; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BARIUM; CALCIUM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HOT TEMPERATURE; IRON COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SELENIUM; SODIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; YTTERBIUM;

EID: 84861588074     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00426     Document Type: Article

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