Superconductivity up to 243 K in the yttrium-hydrogen system under high pressure

Panpan Kong; Vasily S. Minkov; Mikhail A. Kuzovnikov; Alexander P. Drozdov; Stanislav P. Besedin; Shirin Mozaffari; Luis Balicas; Fedor Fedorovich Balakirev; Vitali B. Prakapenka; Stella Chariton; Dmitry A. Knyazev; Eran Greenberg; Mikhail I. Eremets

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25372-2

Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Superconductivity up to 243 K in the yttrium-hydrogen system under high pressure

Panpan Kong,
Vasily S. Minkov,
Mikhail A. Kuzovnikov,
Alexander P. Drozdov,
Stanislav P. Besedin,
Shirin Mozaffari,
Luis Balicas,
Fedor Fedorovich Balakirev,
Vitali B. Prakapenka,
Stella Chariton,
Dmitry A. Knyazev,
Eran Greenberg,
Mikhail I. Eremets

Affiliations

Panpan Kong: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie
Vasily S. Minkov: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie
Mikhail A. Kuzovnikov: Institute of Solid State Physics Russian Academy of Sciences
Alexander P. Drozdov: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie
Stanislav P. Besedin: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie
Shirin Mozaffari: National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University
Luis Balicas: National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University
Fedor Fedorovich Balakirev: NHMFL, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS E536
Vitali B. Prakapenka: Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago
Stella Chariton: Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago
Dmitry A. Knyazev: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik
Eran Greenberg: Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago
Mikhail I. Eremets: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25372-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The discovery of high temperature superconductivity in hydrogen-rich compounds stimulates further extensive studies. Here, the authors report superconductivity in pressurized yttrium-hydrogen system with highest predicted T c among binary compounds.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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