Search for Superconductivity in Lithium

K. M. Lang; Ari Mizel; J. Mortara; E. Hudson; J. Hone; Marvin L. Cohen; A. Zettl; J. C. Davis

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Search for Superconductivity in Lithium

K. M. Lang, Ari Mizel, J. Mortara, E. Hudson, J. Hone, Marvin L. Cohen, A. Zettl, J. C. Davis

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We report on the results of a search for superconductivity in Li. We find no evidence for the predicted transition to superconductivity at any temperature down to 5 mK in magnetic fields down to 0.4 μ T. However, an unexpected Curie-Weiss temperature dependence in the magnetic susceptibility is observed. We discuss the possibility that this signal arises from the Li itself, the possibility that it arises from Kondo behavior, and the implications of the effect for the predicted T_c of Li.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	445-454
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Volume	114
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1021854204812
State	Published - Jan 1 1999

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics

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