Dopant isotope effect on superconductivity in Rb3C60

T. W. Ebbesen; J. S. Tsai; K. Tanigaki; H. Hiura; Y. Shimakawa; Y. Kubo; I. Hirosawa; J. Mizuki

doi:10.1016/0921-4534(92)90523-F

Dopant isotope effect on superconductivity in Rb₃C₆₀

T. W. Ebbesen, J. S. Tsai, K. Tanigaki, H. Hiura, Y. Shimakawa, Y. Kubo, I. Hirosawa, J. Mizuki

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Abstract

In order to distinguish between the role of intra- and inter-molecular phonons in the mechanism of C₆₀ superconductors, the dopant isotope effect has been studied for the Rb₃C₆₀ superconductor using three different samples: ⁸⁵Rb, ⁸⁷Rb and natural Rb isotopic composition. Unlike the carbon isotope effect, changing the mass of the Rb dopant does not change the superconductive onset temperature T_c of the material beyond experimental error. From these results it is concluded that the active phonons in the superconductivity are of intra-molecular and not of inter-molecular nature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	163-166
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications
Volume	203
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0921-4534(92)90523-F
Publication status	Published - 1992 Dec 1
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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