1207.0035 (O. P. Isikaku-Ironkwe)

Possible High-Tc Superconductivity in Z = 7.33 Materials from
Combinatorial Synthesis of Z = n (n=4.67, 10, 12.67) Families    [PDF]

O. P. Isikaku-Ironkwe

The search for MgB2-like superconductivity has before now been limited to binary and ternary systems. However systems with more-than-three-elements that meet the MgB2 model have yet to be investigated either computationally or experimentally. Here we show that through computational synthesis of two binary or ternary materials from the Z=4.67, 10 and 12.67 families, we can get Z=7.33 systems with more-than-three elements. We have identified over 300 of such possibilities for further studies. We propose that the resultant combinatorial synthesis of such Z=7.33 systems with more-than-three-elements and that meet the MgB2 model will be superconducting with Tcs higher than 39K.

View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1207.0035