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Last Update to Data Content: 1996

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18434/T4KP8J


Bibliographic Information

Title: Superconductivity up to 164 K in HgBa2Cam-1CumO2m+2+δ (m=1,2, and 3) under Quasihydrostatic Pressures
Author(s): L. Gao, Y.Y. Xue, F. Chen, Q. Xiong, R.L. Meng, D. Ramirez, C.W. Chu, J.H. Eggert, and H.K. Mao
Publication: Physical Review B Volume: 50 Issue: 6 Year: 1994 Page(s): 4260-4263
Editor(s): Not Available
Publisher: American Physical Society
Language: English
Notes: Not Available
Keywords: Material Specification, Critical Temperature, Resistivity (normal state)

Materials and Properties

Hg:121; [Hg-Ba-Cu-O]
Hg:1212; [Hg-Ba-Ca-Cu-O]
Hg:1223; [Hg-Ba-Ca-Cu-O]
Hg:1223; [Hg(Pb)-Ba-Ca-Cu-O]
Material Specification for Hg:121; [Hg-Ba-Cu-O] Process: Solid State Reaction
Notes: The authors cite S.N. Putilin et al., Physica C, Vol. 212, 266 (1993), and summarize the procedure as follows. "All samples of Hg 1:2:(m-1):m examined here were synthesized and studied previously. ... Structure characterization was carried out with a Rigaku D-MAX/BIII powder diffractometer. ... The x-ray data revealed that these samples have a phase purity of about 80% for Hg 1:2:2:3, 90% for Hg 1:2:1:2, and ≥95% for Hg 1:2:0:1."
Formula: HgBa2CuO4+x
Informal Name: Hg:121
Chemical Family: Hg-Ba-Cu-O
Chemical Class: Oxide
Structure Type: Polycrystalline
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Critical Temperature for Hg:121; [Hg-Ba-Cu-O]
x of Pbx (formula units) Pressure (GPa) Critical Temperature (K)
--- 0.0 97
--- 6.6 106
--- 7.0 105
--- 8.9 114
--- 9.9 116
--- 14.6 117
--- 16.2 116
--- 23.2 118
Measurement Method: Four-probe resistence
"We have therefore examined resistively the Tc of optimally doped Hg 1:2:0:1, Hg 1:2:1:2, and Hg 1:2:2:3 under quasihydrostatic pressure (QHP) up to 45 GPa as well as the Pb-doped Hg 1:2:2:3... The QHP environment up to 45 GPa was provided by a helium membrane, diamond anvil cell (DAC) with a stainless steel gasket. Samples of sizes (of about) 300x300x25 µm3 were loaded into the hole in the gasket with MgO as the pressure medium. The pressure was generated by a diaphragm press at the desired temperatures and kept constant during the measurements. Pressure was determined with an uncertainty of ±5% at several temperatures by the temperature-corrected ruby florescence method on several (approximately) 3 µm sized ruby cystals spread across the sample. QHP up to (about) 18 GPa was generated by a modified WC anvil clamp using a pyrophyllite gasket with two steatite disks as a pressure medium. Samples of size (about) 800 µm diameter x 50 µm were used. The pressure was changed only at room temperature and determined with an overall uncertainty of ±15% by converting the applied load at room temperature which was calibrated against a Pb manometer. The temperature was measured by a chromel-alumel thermocouple or a diode thermometer, which was situated closely to the sample with an uncertainty of ±0.1 K. The superconducting transition was determined resistively by the standard four-lead technique in the WC anvil or by a pseudo four-lead technique in the DAC. A pseudo four-lead resistance measurement was made by pressing two tungsten leads onto the sample. Insulation from the gasket was achieved by a thin layer of 0.3 µm Al2O3 and epoxy mixture."

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 3 of the paper.
Resistivity (normal state) for Hg:121; [Hg-Ba-Cu-O]
x of Pbx (formula units) Temperature (K) Resistivity (normal state) (mΩ·cm)
--- 96 0.0
--- 96 0.7
--- 97 1.5
--- 100 1.7
--- 112 2.4
--- 129 3.2
--- 152 3.9
--- 176 4.7
--- 202 5.4
--- 230 6.4
--- 253 7.1
--- 294 8.1
Measurement Method: Four-probe resistence
"We have therefore examined resistively the Tc of optimally doped Hg 1:2:0:1, Hg 1:2:1:2, and Hg 1:2:2:3 under quasihydrostatic pressure (QHP) up to 45 GPa as well as the Pb-doped Hg 1:2:2:3... The QHP environment up to 45 GPa was provided by a helium membrane, diamond anvil cell (DAC) with a stainless steel gasket. Samples of sizes (of about) 300x300x25 µm3 were loaded into the hole in the gasket with MgO as the pressure medium. The pressure was generated by a diaphragm press at the desired temperatures and kept constant during the measurements. Pressure was determined with an uncertainty of ±5% at several temperatures by the temperature-corrected ruby florescence method on several (approximately) 3 µm sized ruby cystals spread across the sample. QHP up to (about) 18 GPa was generated by a modified WC anvil clamp using a pyrophyllite gasket with two steatite disks as a pressure medium. Samples of size (about) 800 µm diameter x 50 µm were used. The pressure was changed only at room temperature and determined with an overall uncertainty of ±15% by converting the applied load at room temperature which was calibrated against a Pb manometer. The temperature was measured by a chromel-alumel thermocouple or a diode thermometer, which was situated closely to the sample with an uncertainty of ±0.1 K. The superconducting transition was determined resistively by the standard four-lead technique in the WC anvil or by a pseudo four-lead technique in the DAC. A pseudo four-lead resistance measurement was made by pressing two tungsten leads onto the sample. Insulation from the gasket was achieved by a thin layer of 0.3 µm Al2O3 and epoxy mixture."

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 1 of the paper.
Material Specification for Hg:1212; [Hg-Ba-Ca-Cu-O] Process: Solid State Reaction
Notes: The authors cite S.N. Putilin et al., Physica C, Vol. 212, 266 (1993), and summarize the procedure as follows. "All samples of Hg 1:2:(m-1):m examined here were synthesized and studied previously. ... Structure characterization was carried out with a Rigaku D-MAX/BIII powder diffractometer. ... The x-ray data revealed that these samples have a phase purity of about 80% for Hg 1:2:2:3, 90% for Hg 1:2:1:2, and ≥95% for Hg 1:2:0:1."
Formula: HgBa2CaCu2O6+x
Informal Name: Hg:1212
Chemical Family: Hg-Ba-Ca-Cu-O
Chemical Class: Oxide
Structure Type: Polycrystalline
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Critical Temperature for Hg:1212; [Hg-Ba-Ca-Cu-O]
x of Pbx (formula units) Pressure (GPa) Critical Temperature (K)
--- 0.0 126
--- 1.7 130
--- 2.6 132
--- 4.0 134
--- 7.3 140
--- 8.9 142
--- 12.3 144
--- 15.2 147
--- 18.5 147
--- 11.6 141
--- 17.5 149
--- 18.2 150
--- 26.2 152
--- 28.5 152
--- 29.5 153
--- 36.4 152
--- 45.0 152
Measurement Method: Four-probe resistence
"We have therefore examined resistively the Tc of optimally doped Hg 1:2:0:1, Hg 1:2:1:2, and Hg 1:2:2:3 under quasihydrostatic pressure (QHP) up to 45 GPa as well as the Pb-doped Hg 1:2:2:3... The QHP environment up to 45 GPa was provided by a helium membrane, diamond anvil cell (DAC) with a stainless steel gasket. Samples of sizes (of about) 300x300x25 µm3 were loaded into the hole in the gasket with MgO as the pressure medium. The pressure was generated by a diaphragm press at the desired temperatures and kept constant during the measurements. Pressure was determined with an uncertainty of ±5% at several temperatures by the temperature-corrected ruby florescence method on several (approximately) 3 µm sized ruby cystals spread across the sample. QHP up to (about) 18 GPa was generated by a modified WC anvil clamp using a pyrophyllite gasket with two steatite disks as a pressure medium. Samples of size (about) 800 µm diameter x 50 µm were used. The pressure was changed only at room temperature and determined with an overall uncertainty of ±15% by converting the applied load at room temperature which was calibrated against a Pb manometer. The temperature was measured by a chromel-alumel thermocouple or a diode thermometer, which was situated closely to the sample with an uncertainty of ±0.1 K. The superconducting transition was determined resistively by the standard four-lead technique in the WC anvil or by a pseudo four-lead technique in the DAC. A pseudo four-lead resistance measurement was made by pressing two tungsten leads onto the sample. Insulation from the gasket was achieved by a thin layer of 0.3 µm Al2O3 and epoxy mixture."

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 3 of the paper.
Resistivity (normal state) for Hg:1212; [Hg-Ba-Ca-Cu-O]
x of Pbx (formula units) Temperature (K) Resistivity (normal state) (mΩ·cm)
--- 123 0.0
--- 126 1.2
--- 128 4.4
--- 128 7.1
--- 129 9.0
--- 132 10.9
--- 137 12.1
--- 149 13.6
--- 163 14.6
--- 184 16.0
--- 207 17.3
--- 233 18.2
--- 255 19.2
--- 292 20.4
Measurement Method: Four-probe resistence
"We have therefore examined resistively the Tc of optimally doped Hg 1:2:0:1, Hg 1:2:1:2, and Hg 1:2:2:3 under quasihydrostatic pressure (QHP) up to 45 GPa as well as the Pb-doped Hg 1:2:2:3... The QHP environment up to 45 GPa was provided by a helium membrane, diamond anvil cell (DAC) with a stainless steel gasket. Samples of sizes (of about) 300x300x25 µm3 were loaded into the hole in the gasket with MgO as the pressure medium. The pressure was generated by a diaphragm press at the desired temperatures and kept constant during the measurements. Pressure was determined with an uncertainty of ±5% at several temperatures by the temperature-corrected ruby florescence method on several (approximately) 3 µm sized ruby cystals spread across the sample. QHP up to (about) 18 GPa was generated by a modified WC anvil clamp using a pyrophyllite gasket with two steatite disks as a pressure medium. Samples of size (about) 800 µm diameter x 50 µm were used. The pressure was changed only at room temperature and determined with an overall uncertainty of ±15% by converting the applied load at room temperature which was calibrated against a Pb manometer. The temperature was measured by a chromel-alumel thermocouple or a diode thermometer, which was situated closely to the sample with an uncertainty of ±0.1 K. The superconducting transition was determined resistively by the standard four-lead technique in the WC anvil or by a pseudo four-lead technique in the DAC. A pseudo four-lead resistance measurement was made by pressing two tungsten leads onto the sample. Insulation from the gasket was achieved by a thin layer of 0.3 µm Al2O3 and epoxy mixture."

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 1 of the paper.
Material Specification for Hg:1223; [Hg-Ba-Ca-Cu-O] Process: Solid State Reaction
Notes: The authors cite S.N. Putilin et al., Physica C, Vol. 212, 266 (1993), and summarize the procedure as follows. "All samples of Hg 1:2:(m-1):m examined here were synthesized and studied previously. ... Structure characterization was carried out with a Rigaku D-MAX/BIII powder diffractometer. ... The x-ray data revealed that these samples have a phase purity of about 80% for Hg 1:2:2:3, 90% for Hg 1:2:1:2, and ≥95% for Hg 1:2:0:1."
Formula: HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8+x
Informal Name: Hg:1223
Chemical Family: Hg-Ba-Ca-Cu-O
Chemical Class: Oxide
Structure Type: Polycrystalline
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Critical Temperature for Hg:1223; [Hg-Ba-Ca-Cu-O]
x of Pbx (formula units) Pressure (GPa) Critical Temperature (K)
--- 0.0 134
--- 1.3 139
--- 2.0 142
--- 3.0 146
--- 4.0 146
--- 5.0 148
--- 6.0 150
--- 7.3 152
--- 7.9 151
--- 10.3 153
--- 12.6 154
--- 15.2 154
--- 11.3 153
--- 15.6 157
--- 22.8 159
--- 23.5 162
--- 26.2 155
--- 29.5 162
--- 30.8 164
--- 36.1 162
--- 40.1 159
--- 44.4 161
Measurement Method: Four-probe resistence
"We have therefore examined resistively the Tc of optimally doped Hg 1:2:0:1, Hg 1:2:1:2, and Hg 1:2:2:3 under quasihydrostatic pressure (QHP) up to 45 GPa as well as the Pb-doped Hg 1:2:2:3... The QHP environment up to 45 GPa was provided by a helium membrane, diamond anvil cell (DAC) with a stainless steel gasket. Samples of sizes (of about) 300x300x25 µm3 were loaded into the hole in the gasket with MgO as the pressure medium. The pressure was generated by a diaphragm press at the desired temperatures and kept constant during the measurements. Pressure was determined with an uncertainty of ±5% at several temperatures by the temperature-corrected ruby florescence method on several (approximately) 3 µm sized ruby cystals spread across the sample. QHP up to (about) 18 GPa was generated by a modified WC anvil clamp using a pyrophyllite gasket with two steatite disks as a pressure medium. Samples of size (about) 800 µm diameter x 50 µm were used. The pressure was changed only at room temperature and determined with an overall uncertainty of ±15% by converting the applied load at room temperature which was calibrated against a Pb manometer. The temperature was measured by a chromel-alumel thermocouple or a diode thermometer, which was situated closely to the sample with an uncertainty of ±0.1 K. The superconducting transition was determined resistively by the standard four-lead technique in the WC anvil or by a pseudo four-lead technique in the DAC. A pseudo four-lead resistance measurement was made by pressing two tungsten leads onto the sample. Insulation from the gasket was achieved by a thin layer of 0.3 µm Al2O3 and epoxy mixture."

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 3 of the paper.
Resistivity (normal state) for Hg:1223; [Hg-Ba-Ca-Cu-O]
x of Pbx (formula units) Temperature (K) Resistivity (normal state) (mΩ·cm)
--- 134 0.0
--- 134 3.2
--- 135 5.6
--- 138 7.3
--- 147 9.2
--- 156 10.9
--- 170 12.6
--- 182 14.6
--- 198 16.3
--- 214 18.0
--- 230 20.0
--- 246 21.1
--- 265 22.8
--- 295 25.0
Measurement Method: Four-probe resistence
"We have therefore examined resistively the Tc of optimally doped Hg 1:2:0:1, Hg 1:2:1:2, and Hg 1:2:2:3 under quasihydrostatic pressure (QHP) up to 45 GPa as well as the Pb-doped Hg 1:2:2:3... The QHP environment up to 45 GPa was provided by a helium membrane, diamond anvil cell (DAC) with a stainless steel gasket. Samples of sizes (of about) 300x300x25 µm3 were loaded into the hole in the gasket with MgO as the pressure medium. The pressure was generated by a diaphragm press at the desired temperatures and kept constant during the measurements. Pressure was determined with an uncertainty of ±5% at several temperatures by the temperature-corrected ruby florescence method on several (approximately) 3 µm sized ruby cystals spread across the sample. QHP up to (about) 18 GPa was generated by a modified WC anvil clamp using a pyrophyllite gasket with two steatite disks as a pressure medium. Samples of size (about) 800 µm diameter x 50 µm were used. The pressure was changed only at room temperature and determined with an overall uncertainty of ±15% by converting the applied load at room temperature which was calibrated against a Pb manometer. The temperature was measured by a chromel-alumel thermocouple or a diode thermometer, which was situated closely to the sample with an uncertainty of ±0.1 K. The superconducting transition was determined resistively by the standard four-lead technique in the WC anvil or by a pseudo four-lead technique in the DAC. A pseudo four-lead resistance measurement was made by pressing two tungsten leads onto the sample. Insulation from the gasket was achieved by a thin layer of 0.3 µm Al2O3 and epoxy mixture."

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 1 of the paper.
Material Specification for Hg:1223; [Hg(Pb)-Ba-Ca-Cu-O] Process: Solid State Reaction
Notes: The authors cite S.N. Putilin et al., Physica C, Vol. 212, 266 (1993), and summarize the procedure as follows. "All samples of Hg 1:2:(m-1):m examined here were synthesized and studied previously. ... Structure characterization was carried out with a Rigaku D-MAX/BIII powder diffractometer. ... The x-ray data revealed that these samples have a phase purity of about 80% for Hg 1:2:2:3, 90% for Hg 1:2:1:2, and ≥95% for Hg 1:2:0:1."
Formula: Hg1-xPbxBa2Ca2Cu3O8+y
Informal Name: Hg:1223
Chemical Family: Hg(Pb)-Ba-Ca-Cu-O
Chemical Class: Oxide
Structure Type: Polycrystalline
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Critical Temperature for Hg:1223; [Hg(Pb)-Ba-Ca-Cu-O]
x of Pbx (formula units) Pressure (GPa) Critical Temperature (K)
0.2 0.0 132
0.2 0.9 136
0.2 2.1 138
0.2 4.0 141
0.2 6.1 144
0.2 8.1 145
0.2 10.1 144
0.2 14.9 140
0.1 3.0 140
0.1 3.9 146
0.1 5.1 147
0.1 6.6 149
0.1 7.6 151
0.1 8.4 150
0.1 9.6 151
0.1 10.6 151
0.1 11.4 151
0.1 12.9 151
0.1 15.1 150
0 0.0 134
0 1.0 138
0 2.2 142
0 2.9 146
0 4.1 146
0 5.1 148
0 6.0 150
0 7.0 152
0 8.0 151
0 10.1 153
0 12.5 153
0 14.9 153
Measurement Method: Four-probe resistence
"We have therefore examined resistively the Tc of optimally doped Hg 1:2:0:1, Hg 1:2:1:2, and Hg 1:2:2:3 under quasihydrostatic pressure (QHP) up to 45 GPa as well as the Pb-doped Hg 1:2:2:3... The QHP environment up to 45 GPa was provided by a helium membrane, diamond anvil cell (DAC) with a stainless steel gasket. Samples of sizes (of about) 300x300x25 µm3 were loaded into the hole in the gasket with MgO as the pressure medium. The pressure was generated by a diaphragm press at the desired temperatures and kept constant during the measurements. Pressure was determined with an uncertainty of ±5% at several temperatures by the temperature-corrected ruby florescence method on several (approximately) 3 µm sized ruby cystals spread across the sample. QHP up to (about) 18 GPa was generated by a modified WC anvil clamp using a pyrophyllite gasket with two steatite disks as a pressure medium. Samples of size (about) 800 µm diameter x 50 µm were used. The pressure was changed only at room temperature and determined with an overall uncertainty of ±15% by converting the applied load at room temperature which was calibrated against a Pb manometer. The temperature was measured by a chromel-alumel thermocouple or a diode thermometer, which was situated closely to the sample with an uncertainty of ±0.1 K. The superconducting transition was determined resistively by the standard four-lead technique in the WC anvil or by a pseudo four-lead technique in the DAC. A pseudo four-lead resistance measurement was made by pressing two tungsten leads onto the sample. Insulation from the gasket was achieved by a thin layer of 0.3 µm Al2O3 and epoxy mixture."

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 4 of the paper.
Resistivity (normal state) for Hg:1223; [Hg(Pb)-Ba-Ca-Cu-O]
x of Pbx (formula units) Temperature (K) Resistivity (normal state) (mΩ·cm)
0.1 132 0.0
0.1 134 2.0
0.1 135 3.4
0.1 140 4.1
0.1 151 4.6
0.1 161 5.1
0.1 179 6.1
0.1 198 6.6
0.1 216 7.3
0.1 234 7.8
0.1 250 8.6
0.1 269 9.1
0.1 292 10.0
Measurement Method: Four-probe resistence
"We have therefore examined resistively the Tc of optimally doped Hg 1:2:0:1, Hg 1:2:1:2, and Hg 1:2:2:3 under quasihydrostatic pressure (QHP) up to 45 GPa as well as the Pb-doped Hg 1:2:2:3... The QHP environment up to 45 GPa was provided by a helium membrane, diamond anvil cell (DAC) with a stainless steel gasket. Samples of sizes (of about) 300x300x25 µm3 were loaded into the hole in the gasket with MgO as the pressure medium. The pressure was generated by a diaphragm press at the desired temperatures and kept constant during the measurements. Pressure was determined with an uncertainty of ±5% at several temperatures by the temperature-corrected ruby florescence method on several (approximately) 3 µm sized ruby cystals spread across the sample. QHP up to (about) 18 GPa was generated by a modified WC anvil clamp using a pyrophyllite gasket with two steatite disks as a pressure medium. Samples of size (about) 800 µm diameter x 50 µm were used. The pressure was changed only at room temperature and determined with an overall uncertainty of ±15% by converting the applied load at room temperature which was calibrated against a Pb manometer. The temperature was measured by a chromel-alumel thermocouple or a diode thermometer, which was situated closely to the sample with an uncertainty of ±0.1 K. The superconducting transition was determined resistively by the standard four-lead technique in the WC anvil or by a pseudo four-lead technique in the DAC. A pseudo four-lead resistance measurement was made by pressing two tungsten leads onto the sample. Insulation from the gasket was achieved by a thin layer of 0.3 µm Al2O3 and epoxy mixture."

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 1 of the paper.