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Rapid variation of the superconducting transition temperature in the Al 12 Mg 17 phase
Author(s) -
Claeson T.,
Granqvist C. G.,
Ivarsson J.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.2220600116
Subject(s) - superconductivity , ionic bonding , covalent bond , superconducting transition temperature , variation (astronomy) , phase transition , phase (matter) , materials science , transition temperature , electron , condensed matter physics , ion , chemistry , physics , nuclear physics , organic chemistry , astrophysics
The superconducting transition temperature decreases from about 0.7 to less than 0.03 K. as the Mg content is increased within the Al 12 Mg 17 phase. The rapid variation is correlated with an increasing tendency for the electrons to participate in covalent and ionic bonds.