Published September 1983 | Version v1
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Synthesis and physical properties of new superconducting Chevrel phases Hgsub(x)Mo6S8

Creators

  • 1. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ (USA)

Description

New ternary molybdenum chalcogenides Hgsub(x)Mo6S8 (O < x < 1) have been synthesized and investigated for their structural, magnetic, and superconducting behavior. These new phases prepared at low temperature by reaction of mercury with Mo6S8 (obtained from oxidation of Cu2Mo6S8 by iodine) have been characterized by x-ray diffraction, static Faraday susceptibility, and superconducting transition temperature studies. HgMo6S8 crystallizes in the rhombohedral space group R-bar3 (asub(r) = 6.51 A, αsub(r) = 92.530), has a paramagnetic, temperature dependent susceptibility, and superconducts at 8.1K. As the mercury content decreases, a continuous decrease in Tsub(c) from 8.1K to 1.7K for x = 0 (Mo6S8) is observed. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Solid State Commun.
Journal Volume
47
Journal Issue
12
Series
Solid State Commun.
Journal Page Range
973-979
ISSN
0038-1098

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
15013135
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
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Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL PREPARATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LATTICE PARAMETERS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MERCURY SULFIDES; MOLYBDENUM SULFIDES; PARAMAGNETISM; QUANTITY RATIO; SPACE GROUPS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Descriptors DEC
CHALCOGENIDES; COHERENT SCATTERING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; INFORMATION; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETISM; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NUMERICAL DATA; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SCATTERING; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYMMETRY GROUPS; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS