An empirical investigation of superconductors near perturbation onsets

ORAL

Abstract

There are several ways to perturb a nonsuperconducting system towards superconductivity. These techniques in include gating, doping, pressurization, and many more. Motivated by recent empirical investigations showing the onset of superconductivity following an idea gas law-like behavior within intercalated compounds, we report similar relations in materials exhibiting superconductivity through other perturbative means. Specifically, scaling laws are revealed when the effects of chemical and physical tuning are examined near the emergence of superconductivity in nonsuperconducting compounds at and above 1 atm. These relations are shown to be independent of conventional naming schemes typically used to characterize a superconductor's physical and chemical properties, like perovskites, iron pnictides, and cuprates, as examples.

* The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory is supported by National Science Foundation through NSF/DMR-2128556, NSF/DMR-1644779, and the State of Florida.

Publication: 1) Benjamin, S. M. Estimating the Single-Element Concentration of Intercalated Insulators for the Emergence of Superconductivity. ACS Phys. Chem Au 2022, 2, 2, 108–117

2) Benjamin, S.M. Intercalate Superconductivity and van der Waals Equation. ACS Mater. Au 2022, 2, 4, 436–439

3) Benjamin, S. M.; Smith, M. G.; Neumeier, J. J. Superconductivity in MgTa2S5. Phys. C 2021, 591, 1353966

Presenters

  • Shermane M Benjamin

    The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory/Florida State University

Authors

  • Shermane M Benjamin

    The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory/Florida State University

  • William L Nelson

    Florida State University/NHMFL, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory; Florida State University

  • Brian W Casas

    National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

  • Olatunde Oladehin

    Florida State University

  • Ryan E Baumbach

    National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory; Florida State University

  • Kaya Wei

    Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory; Florida State University