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Magnetotransport Measurements of Superconducting CaMg<sub>2</sub>-H at High Pressures

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Abstract

Magnetotransport measurements on superconducting samples of CaMg2-H were performed at high pressures of up to 310 Gigapascals (GPa) and magnetic fields of up to 14 Tesla (T). Diamond anvil cells (DACs) specially designed for use in high magnetic fields were utilized in these experiments. We determine key superconducting properties, including upper critical field (Hc2), superconducting coherence length (ξ), and Fermi velocity (vF). Superconducting transition temperature Tc ranges from 50-170 K. High magnetic field suppresses the superconducting phase, which is well described by the Werthamer-Helfand-Hohenberg model. We find that the suppression of superconducting magnetic field is consistent with previously studies hydrides.

Presenters

  • Krista Sawchuk

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

Authors

  • Krista Sawchuk

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Vasily Minkov

    Max Plank Institute for Chemistry

  • Mikhail Eremets

    Max Plank Institute for Chemistry

  • Boris A Maiorov

    National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

  • Fedor F Balakirev

    Los Alamos Natl Lab