Science, Vol.281, No.5381, 1333-1335, 1998
Metallic CsI at pressures of up to 220 gigapascals
Direct electrical transport measurements in a diamond anvil cell provide evidence for the metallization of cesium iodide (Csl) at a pressure of 115 gigapascals, A drop in the temperature dependence of the resistance was found at pressures above 180 gigapascals, indicating that the Csl was superconductive. The superconductivity changed under the influence of a magnetic field to a Lower critical temperature ana disappeared above 0.3 tesla. The highest critical temperature at which superconductivity was observed was 2 kelvin, and the critical temperature decreased with increasing pressure.
Keywords:DIAMOND-ANVIL CELL;X-RAY-DIFFRACTION;CESIUM IODIDE;OPTICAL-ABSORPTION;GPA;HYDROGEN;EQUATION;STATE;TRANSITIONS;MEGABARS