Superconductivity of fullerenes doped with binary alkali-metals

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

doi:10.1016/0379-6779(93)90109-A

Superconductivity of fullerenes doped with binary alkali-metals

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

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Superconducting transition temperature (Tc) and crystal structure of binary alkali-metal doped fullerenes have been studied. A new relationships between Tc and lattice constant (a₀) is presented over a wide range of a₀ for superconducting face-centered cubic (fcc) M₃C₆₀ phases, using a new series of superconductors: Na₂MC₆₀ (Tc=12 K for M=rmK, Tc=2.5 K for M=Rb, Tc = 2.K for M=Cs and Li₂CsC₆₀ (Tc=12 K). The site selectivity of the doped cationic elements for the two tetrahedral and one octahedral interstitial sites per C₆₀ in the fcc lattice is discussed in detail on a basis of refinements of the measured X-ray patterns. The departure from the previous relationship between Tc and a₀ for lattice parameters smaller than that of pristine C₆₀ and the Tc saturation tendency in the large lattice parameter region may provide new insights into what controls superconductivity in these materials.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3240-3245
Number of pages	6
Journal	Synthetic Metals
Volume	56
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-6779(93)90109-A
Publication status	Published - 1993 Apr 5
Externally published	Yes

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Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
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Materials Chemistry

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