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Prots Y, Krnel M, Grin Y, Svanidze E. Superconductivity in Crystallographically Disordered LaHg 6.4. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:15444-15451. [PMID: 36053961 PMCID: PMC9533302 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The influence of structural disorder on superconductivity is not yet fully understood. A concurrent examination of crystallographic and physical properties of LaHg6.4 reveals that this material enters a superconducting state below Tc = 2.4 K while showing crystallographic disorder in one dimension. Lanthanum mercuride, which crystallizes in a new structure type (space group Cmcm, a = 9.779(2) Å, b = 28.891(4) Å, c = 5.0012(8) Å, Z = 8), has remained out of reach for nearly 50 years. In this crystal structure, strong disorder is present in the channels that propagate along the [001] direction. By implementing a combination of cutting-edge synthesis and characterization techniques, we were able to circumvent the complexity associated with the low formation temperature and chemical reactivity of this substance and study the superconductivity of LaHg6.4 in detail.
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- Yurii Prots
- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Nothnitzer Str. 40, Dresden01187, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Nothnitzer Str. 40, Dresden01187, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Nothnitzer Str. 40, Dresden01187, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Nothnitzer Str. 40, Dresden01187, Germany
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Superconductors with exotic physical properties are critical to current and future technology. In this review, we highlight several important superconducting families and focus on their crystal structure, chemical bonding, and superconductivity correlations. We connect superconducting materials with chemical bonding interactions based on their structure-property relationships, elucidating our empirically chemical approaches and other methods used in the discovery of new superconductors. Furthermore, we provide some technical strategies to synthesize superconductors and basic but important characterization for chemists needed when reporting new superconductors. In the end, we share our thoughts on how to make new superconductors and where chemists can work on in the superconductivity field. This review is written using chemical terms, with a focus on providing some chemically intuitive thoughts on superconducting materials design.
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- Xin Gui
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, United States.,Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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Zhou Z, Li R. Two bismuth niobates containing Bi2O2 segments. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2019.121101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cataldi A, di Giacomo V, Rapino M, Genovesi D, Rana RA. Cyclic nucleotide Response Element Binding protein (CREB) activation promotes survival signal in human K562 erythroleukemia cells exposed to ionising radiation/etoposide combined treatment. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2006; 47:113-20. [PMID: 16819137 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.47.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Anticancer therapy addresses the destruction of tumour cells which try to counteract the effect of drugs and/or ionising radiation. Thus the knowledge of the threshold over which the cells do not resist such agents could help in the setting up of therapy protocols. Since a key role was assigned to Cyclic nucleotide Response Element Binding protein (CREB) multigenic family (which is composed of several nuclear transcription factors involved in c-AMP signalling in cell differentiation, proliferation, apoptosis, survival and adaptive response and in hematopoiesis and acute leukemias), attention was paid to the activation of Erk cascade and of the downstream kinases and transcription factors such as p90RSK and CREB. K562 erythroleukemia cell survival to 1.5 Gy ionising radiation with or without etoposide treatment seemed to involve Erk phosphorylation which, regulating p90 RSK, should activate CREB. In parallel, p38 MAP kinase activity down-modulation, along with low caspase-3 activity, and no modification of Bax and Bcl2 levels, supported such evidence. Thus, endogenous CREB activation, triggering a potent survival signal in K562 cells exposed to 1.5 Gy with or without etoposide, led us to suggest that using specific inhibitors against CREB, such as modified phosphorothionate oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) corresponding to CREB-1 sequence, anticancer therapy efficacy could be improved.
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- Amelia Cataldi
- Dipartimento di Biomorfologia, Universitá G.D'Annunzio, Italy.
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Müller-Buschbaum H. The Crystal Chemistry of High-Temperature Oxide Superconductors and Materials with Related Structures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.198914721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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von Schnering HG, Walz L, Schwarz M, Becker W, Hartweg M, Popp T, Hettich B, Müller P, Kämpf G. The Crystal Structures of the Superconducting Oxides Bi2(Sr1−xCax)2CuO8−δand Bi2(Sr1−yCay)3Cu2O10−δwith 0≤x≤0.3 and 0.16≤y≤0.33. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.198805741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Withers RL, Thompson JG, Wallenberg LR, FitzGerald JD, Anderson JS, Hyde BG. A transmission electron microscope and group theoretical study of the new Bi-based high-Tcsuperconductors and some closely related Aurivillius phases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1088/0022-3719/21/36/007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Zhou W, Porch A, Van Damme I, Jefferson D, Liang W, Edwards P. A study of the structural series in the TlCaBaCuO superconducting system. J SOLID STATE CHEM 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-4596(90)90215-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Müller-Buschbaum H. Zur Kristallchemie der oxidischen Hochtemperatur-Supraleiter und deren kristallchemischen Verwandten. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 1989. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.19891011105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Dou SX, Liu HK, Bourdillon AJ, Kviz M, Tan NX, Sorrell CC. Stability of superconducting phases in Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O and the role of Pb doping. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1989; 40:5266-5269. [PMID: 9992547 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.40.5266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Morris DE, Nickel JH, Wei JY, Asmar NG, Scott JS, Scheven UM, Hultgren CT, Markelz AG, Post JE, Heaney PJ, Veblen DR, Hazen RM. Eight new high-temperature superconductors with the 1:2:4 structure. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1989; 39:7347-7350. [PMID: 9947406 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.39.7347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Sol-gel preparations and physical properties of the superconducting phase Bi1Sr1Ca1Cu2Ox. J SOLID STATE CHEM 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-4596(89)90274-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sato H, Zhu W, Miller M, Ishiguro T, Schindler A, Calhoun C. High-Density superconducting ceramics in the BiSrCaCuO system, II. J SOLID STATE CHEM 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-4596(89)90260-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Parkin SS, Lee VY, Nazzal AI, Savoy R, Huang TC, Gorman G, Beyers R. Model family of high-temperature superconductors: TlmCan-1Ba2CunO2(n+1)+m (m=1,2; n=1,2,3). PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1988; 38:6531-6537. [PMID: 9945325 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.38.6531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Ramesh R, Thomas G, Green S, Jiang C, Mei Y, Rudee ML, Luo HL. Polytypoid structure of Pb-modified Bi-Ca-Sr-Cu-O superconductor. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1988; 38:7070-7073. [PMID: 9945402 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.38.7070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Parkin SS, Engler EM, Lee VY, Nazzal AI, Tokura Y, Torrance JB, Grant PM. Magnetic field dependence of the resistivity and susceptibility of the above-100-K Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu superconductor. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1988; 38:7101-7104. [PMID: 9945411 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.38.7101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Parkin SS, Lee VY, Nazzal AI, Savoy R, Beyers R. Tl1Can-1CunO2n+3(n=1,2,3): A new class of crystal structures exhibiting volume superconductivity at up to. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 1988; 61:750-753. [PMID: 10039420 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.61.750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Herman F, Kasowski RV, Hsu WY. Electronic structure of Bi2Sr. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1988; 38:204-207. [PMID: 9945178 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.38.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Parkin SS, Lee VY, Engler EM, Nazzal AI, Huang TC, Gorman G, Savoy R, Beyers R. Bulk superconductivity at 125 K in Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu3Ox. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 1988; 60:2539-2542. [PMID: 10038380 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.60.2539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Martin S, Fiory AT, Fleming RM, Schneemeyer LF, Waszczak JV. Temperature dependence of the resistivity tensor in superconducting Bi2Sr2.2Ca0.8Cu2O8 crystals. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 1988; 60:2194-2197. [PMID: 10038284 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.60.2194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Hazen RM, Finger LW, Angel RJ, Prewitt CT, Ross NL, Hadidiacos CG, Heaney PJ, Veblen DR, Sheng ZZ, Hermann AM. 100-K superconducting phases in the Tl-Ca-Ba-Cu-O system. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 1988; 60:1657-1660. [PMID: 10038103 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.60.1657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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von Schnering HG, Walz L, Schwarz M, Becker W, Hartweg M, Popp T, Hettich B, Müller P, Kämpf G. Die Strukturen der supraleitenden Oxide Bi2(Sr1—xCax)2CuO8–δ und Bi2(Sr1-yCay)3Cu2O10-δ mit 0≦x≦0.3 bzw. 0.16≦y≦0.33. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 1988. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.19881000429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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