Summary
Within the past decade an enormous increase of interest has occurred in the field of ternary superconductors, the number of which is growing rapidly due to the extraordinary flexibility Nature offers in combining three elements. A summary of the recent superconducting systems is presented followed by a more extensive discussion on the relationships between structural parameters and superconducting properties of the two largest families,i.e. the ternary molybdenum chalcogenides (Chevrel phases) and the ternary rhodium borides.
Riassunto
Negli ultimi dieci anni, c'è stato un enorme aumento d'interesse per il campo dei superconduttori ternari, il cui numero cresce rapidamente a causa della straordinaria flessibilità che la Natura offre nel combinare tre elementi. Si presenta uno schema dei sistemi superconduttori recenti seguíto da una discussione piú estesa delle relazioni tra parametri strutturali e proprietà superconduttive delle due famiglie piú grandi, cioè i calcogenuri ternari del molibdeno (fasi di Chevrel) e boruri ternari del rodio.
Резюме
В последнее десятилетие резко возрос интерес к трехкомпонентным сверхпроводникам, число которых быстро увеличивается вследствие неовычной природы, связанной с объединением трех элементов. Предлагается обзор сверхпроводящих систем и последующее обсуждение связи между структурными параметрами и сверхпроводящими свойствами двух самых больших семейств, т.е. трехкомпонентных халькогенидов молибдена и трехкомпонетных боридов родия.
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Rossel, C. Superconductivity in ternary compounds. Il Nuovo Cimento D 2, 1834–1845 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02457874
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