2012/06/29 by O. P. Isikaku-Ironkwe, Isikaku-Ironkwe, O. P.
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con) #cond-mat.supr-con
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1207.0035
15 pages, 9 tables and 3 figures
arxiv created 2012/06/29 · arxiv updated 2012/07/03
The search for MgB2-like superconductivity has before now been limited to binary and ternary systems. However systems with more-than-three-elements that meet the MgB2 model have yet to be investigated either computationally or experimentally. Here we show that through computational synthesis of two binary or ternary materials from the Z=4.67, 10 and 12.67 families, we can get Z=7.33 systems with more-than-three elements. We have identified over 300 of such possibilities for further studies. We propose that the resultant combinatorial synthesis of such Z=7.33 systems with more-than-three-elements and that meet the MgB2 model will be superconducting with Tcs higher than 39K.