Published December 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Why non-superconducting metallic elements become superconducting under high pressure

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0319 (United States)

Description

We predict that simple metals and early transition metals that become superconducting under high pressures will show a change in sign of their Hall coefficient from negative to positive under pressure. If verified, this will strongly suggest that hole carriers play a fundamental role in 'conventional' superconductivity, as predicted by the theory of hole superconductivity.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2009.10.093

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physc.2009.10.093;
arXiv
arXiv:0908.3496v1;
PII
S0921-4534(09)00651-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. C, Superconductivity
Journal Volume
470
Journal Issue
Suppl.1
Journal Page Range
p. S937-S939
ISSN
0921-4534
CODEN
PHYCE6

Conference

Title
9. international conference on materials and mechanisms of superconductivity
Dates
7-12 Sep 2009
Place
Tokyo (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42076012
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BRILLOUIN ZONES; CARRIERS; HALL EFFECT; HOLES; METALS; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; PRESSURE RANGE GIGA PA; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TRANSITION ELEMENTS
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELEMENTS; METALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE RANGE; ZONES

Optional Information

Copyright
Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.