Superconductivity of Lanthanum Superhydride Investigated Using the Standard Four-Probe Configuration under High Pressures

Recently,the theoretically predicted lanthanum superhydride,LaH_10±δ,with a clathrate-like structure was successfully synthesized and found to exhibit a record high superconducting transition temperature T_c≈250 K at～170 GPa,opening a new route for room-temperature superconductivity.However,since in situ experiments at megabar pressures are very challenging,few groups have reported the ～250 K superconducting transition in LaH_10±δ.Here,we establish a simpler sample-...     

Emergence of High-Temperature Superconducting Phase in Pressurized La3Ni2O7 Crystals

The recent report of pressure-induced structural transition and signature of superconductivity with T_c≈80 K above 14 GPa in La₃Ni₂O₇ crystals has garnered considerable attention.To further elaborate this discovery,we carried out comprehensive resistance measurements on La₃Ni₂O₇ crystals grown in an optical-image floating zone furnace under oxygen pressure(15 bar) using a diamond anvil cell(DAC) and cubic anvil cell(CAC)...     

Emergence of Superconductivity on the Border of Antiferromagnetic Order in RbMn6Bi5 under High Pressure:A New Family of Mn-Based Superconductors

We report the discovery of superconductivity on the border of antiferromagnetic order in a quasi-one-dimensional material RbMn₆Bi₅ via measurements of resistivity and magnetic susceptibility under high pressures.Its phase diagram of temperature versus pressure resembles those of many magnetism-mediated superconducting systems.With increasing pressure,its antiferromagnetic ordering transition with T_N=83 K at ambient pressure is first enhanced moderately and then s...     

富氢高温超导材料

超导研究历经百余年仍方兴未艾,室温超导依然是全球科学家孜孜以求的目标。近年来,人们在超过百万大气压的超高压下发现的H₃S、LaH₁₀等富氢高温超导材料不断刷新着超导临界温度的记录,为最终实现室温超导带来了曙光,从而吸引了广泛关注。文章以超导材料发现的时间线为轴,概述了目前发现的主要超导材料体系和基于电—声耦合机制的BCS 超导理论,重点介绍了当前富氢化合物高温超导材料的研究进展、存在的问题与挑战、以及未来可能的研究思路。     

Pressure-Induced Color Change in the Lutetium Dihydride LuH2

The lutetium dihydride LuH₂ is stable at ambient conditions.Here we show that its color undergoes sequential changes from dark blue at ambient pressure to pink at ～2.2 GPa and then to bright red at ～4 GPa upon compression in a diamond anvil cell.Such a pressure-induced color change in LuH₂ is reversible and it is very similar to that recently reported in the N-doped lutetium hydride [Nature 615,244(2023)].However,our preliminary resistance measurements on LuH₂ un...