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| Title |
Discovery of superconductivity in quasicrystal
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, January 2018
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-017-02667-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
K. Kamiya, T. Takeuchi, N. Kabeya, N. Wada, T. Ishimasa, A. Ochiai, K. Deguchi, K. Imura, N. K. Sato |
| Abstract |
Superconductivity is ubiquitous as evidenced by the observation in many crystals including carrier-doped oxides and diamond. Amorphous solids are no exception. However, it remains to be discovered in quasicrystals, in which atoms are ordered over long distances but not in a periodically repeating arrangement. Here we report electrical resistivity, magnetization, and specific-heat measurements of Al-Zn-Mg quasicrystal, presenting convincing evidence for the emergence of bulk superconductivity at a very low transition temperature of [Formula: see text] K. We also find superconductivity in its approximant crystals, structures that are periodic, but that are very similar to quasicrystals. These observations demonstrate that the effective interaction between electrons remains attractive under variation of the atomic arrangement from periodic to quasiperiodic one. The discovery of the superconducting quasicrystal, in which the fractal geometry interplays with superconductivity, opens the door to a new type of superconductivity, fractal superconductivity. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 52 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 11 | 21% |
| United States | 3 | 6% |
| Taiwan | 2 | 4% |
| Malta | 1 | 2% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 2% |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 32 | 62% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 45 | 87% |
| Scientists | 7 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 138 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 138 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 16% |
| Researcher | 20 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 25 | 18% |
| Unknown | 36 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Physics and Astronomy | 56 | 41% |
| Materials Science | 18 | 13% |
| Chemistry | 8 | 6% |
| Engineering | 7 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 3% |
| Unknown | 43 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 92. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 August 2022.
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