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Published August 7, 1964 | public
Journal Article

Superconducting Metastable Compounds

Abstract

A number of metastable phases, germanides and tellurides of gold and silver, have been prepared, analyzed by x-ray diffraction, and investigated for superconductivity. The new superconductors and their transition temperatures are AgTe_3 (2.6°K), Ag4Ge (0.85°K), Au_3Te_5 (1.62°K), and Au_(1-x)Ge_x (0.99°K-1.63°K) where (0.27 ≤ x ≤ 0.60). Au-Ge compositions with other values of x do not superconduct above 0.32°K.

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© 1964 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Received 27 April 1964. This work has developed from the researches of Prof. P. Duwez and B. T. Matthias, and we are indebted to them and to W. Zachariasen for advice and encouragement. We also thank A. R. Sweedler for experimental assistance. The research was supported in part by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Atomic Energy Commission.

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