Abstract
Superconductivity has been observed in originally semiconducting ceramic samples of following oxidation in an electrochemical cell at room temperature. After processing, the room-temperature resistivity is lowered by over an order of magnitude and, on cooling below 150 K, acquires a metallic temperature dependence. The superconducting transition occurs near 45 K. Magnetic-susceptibility measurements confirm the bulk nature of the superconductivity. Furthermore, by reversing the polarization of the cell, semiconducting can again be produced. The homogeneity of the processed samples was verified by x-ray powder diffraction and energy-dispersive x-ray elemental analysis.
- Received 27 February 1991
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.44.2727
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