High‐temperature superconductivity and long‐range order in strongly correlated electronic systems

A selective review of the question of how repulsive electron correlations might give rise to off‐diagonal long‐range order (ODLRO) in high‐temperature superconductors is presented. The article makes detailed explanations of the relevance to superconductivity of reduced electronic density matrices and how these can be used to understand whether ODLRO might arise from Coulombic repulsions in strongly correlated electronic systems. Time‐reversed electron pairs on alternant Cuprate and the iron‐based pnictide and chalcogenide lattices may have a weak long‐range attractive tail and much stronger short‐range repulsive Coulomb interaction. The long‐range attractive tail may find its origin in one of the many suggested proposals for high‐T_c superconductivity and thus has an uncertain origin. A phenomenological Hamiltonian is invoked whose model parameters are obtained by fitting to experimental data. A detailed summary is given of the arguments that such interacting electrons can cooperate to produce a superconducting state in which time‐reversed pairs of electrons effectively avoid the repulsive hard‐core of the Coulomb interaction but reside on average in the attractive well of the long‐range potential. Thus, the pairing of electrons itself provides an enhanced screening mechanism. The alternant lattice structure is the key to achieving robust high‐temperature superconductivity with dx²‐y² or sign alternating s‐wave or s± condensate symmetries in cuprates and iron‐based compounds. Some attention is also given to the question first raised by Leggett as to where the Coulombic energy is saved in the superconducting transition in cuprates. A mean‐field‐type model in which the condensate density serves as an order parameter is discussed. Many of the observed trends in the thermal properties of cuprate superconductors are reproduced giving strong support for the proposed model for high‐temperature superconductivity in such strongly correlated electronic systems. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

纺丝法制备木质素基碳纤维的研究进展

目前全球制备碳纤维主要以聚丙烯腈(PAN)或沥青为原丝,但是这类碳纤维制备成本高,限制了其自动化工业领域的大规模应用。木质素由于具有较高的含碳量和碳化收率高,其可以作为前驱体来制备碳纤维。作为一种新型材料,木质素基碳纤维因其具有价格低廉、环保、原料丰富、可实现废弃资源再生利用等优点而备受关注。本文详细介绍了木质素的分类及结构特征,阐述了不同纺丝方法制备的碳纤维的力学性能,并对其未来发展进行展望。     

Syntheses, X-ray structures and CVD studies of trimethylphosphite stabilized silver(I) methanesulfonates

The preparation of {[(MeO)₃P]_n·AgO₃SCH₃} (n = 1, 2a; n = 2, 2b) is described. The molecular structure of 2a was determined by using X-ray single crystal analysis. Complex 2a contains an Ag₄ rectangular make-up, the centroid of which constitutes an inversion center. Complex 2b was used as precursor in the deposition of silver films using metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) technique for the first time. The silver films obtained were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersion X-ray (EDX) analysis.     

Electronic structure of MgB2

Results of ab initio electronic structure calculations on the compound MgB₂ using the FPLAPW method employing GGA for the exchange-correlation energy are presented. Total energy minimization enables us to estimate the equilibrium volume, c/a ratio and the bulk modulus, all of which are in excellent agreement with experiment. We obtain the mass enhancement parameter by using our calculated D (E _F) and the experimental specific heat data. The T _c is found to be 24.7 K.     

Uniqueness of Solutions for the Ginzburg-Landau Model of Superconductivity in Three Spatial Dimensions

This paper deals with the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations of superconductivity in three spatial dimensions. The uniqueness of global weak solutions is established for this model with initial data of the order parameter in L⁴ and magnetic potential in L³.     

Superconductivity and x—ray photoemission study of MgB2 thin films

Highly c-axis oriented MgB2 thin films with Tc^onset of 39.6K were fabricated by magnesium diffusing into pulsedlaser-deposited boron precursors.The estimation of critical current density Jc,using hysteresis loops and the Bean model,has given the value of 10^7A/cm^2(15K,0T),which is one of the highest values ever reported.The x-ray photoemission study of the MgB2 thin films has revealed that the binding energies of Mg 2p and B 1s are at 49.4eV and 186.9eV,which are close to those of metallic Mg and transition-metal diborides,respectively.     

Specific contact resistivity of silver contacts on highT cYBa2Cu3O7 superconductors

Specific contact resistances of vacuum-evaporated silver contacts on new oxide superconductors, YBa₂Cu₃O₇ are measured using a modified Kelvin test structure. Contact resistivity increases continuously as the temperature decreases down to zero resistance point. AtT _c, its value is ∼0.15 ohm cm² which is high for technological applications. The nature of contacts appears different from that of semiconductor metal structures.     

Experimental observation of lattice distortions due to a flux line lattice in niobium

A polarized neutron scattering investigation of the flux line lattice in the type-II superconductor niobium is reported. A modulation of the nuclear lattice has been detected, and the magnitude of the first Fourier component of the lattice distortion established relative to the magnitude of the magnetic scattering. This constitutes the first experimental observation of lattice distortions due to the presence of magnetic flux lines within the bulk of a type-II superconductor. Using a simple microscopic model the lattice distortion in niobium is estimated. A new mechanism is suggested for the coupling of the flux line lattice to the crystallographic lattice. The experimental technique opens up the possibility of investigating the microscopic mechanism of flux line - nuclear lattice interactions, in particular the pinning of flux lines within the bulk of a type-II superconductor. Received: 8 August 1997 / Accepted: 16 October 1997