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YBa2Cu3O6+x
cuprate · orthorhombic · cuprate_123
ambient SCunconventionalcompeting orderdisputed
Tc max
94.5 K
Tc ambient
93.0 K
arXiv year
1987
Papers
85
Tc exp.
94.5 K
Tc theo.
92.6 K
Evidence
experimental
Tc max measured at polycrystal, resistivity, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.35.8782, confirmed by 2 papers
Evidence (156 records from 85 papers)
the flat columns above are aggregates — each line here is one paper's claim| Tc (K) | P (GPa) | Sample | Method | Pairing | Year | Tier | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100.0 | — | — | — | — | 2014 | — | 1406.3609 |
| 94.5 | — | polycrystal | resistivity | — | 1987 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.35.8782 |
| 94.5 | — | polycrystal | resistivity | — | 1987 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.36.2382 |
| 94.1 | — | polycrystal | resistivity | — | 1987 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.35.8782 |
| 94.0 | — | polycrystal | resistivity | — | 1987 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.58.1972 |
| 93.6 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2011 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.014522 |
| 93.5 | — | single_crystal | — | — | 2011 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.212504 |
| 93.0 | — | polycrystal | susceptibility | — | 2008 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.224511 |
| 93.0 | — | thin_film | resistivity | d-wave | 1996 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.53.12454 |
| 93.0 | — | polycrystal | susceptibility | — | 1987 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.36.3895 |
| 92.6 | — | — | — | d-wave | 2020 | T2 | 2001.07249 |
| 92.5 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2011 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.014522 |
| 92.5 | — | polycrystal | susceptibility | — | 2002 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.157002 |
| 92.0 | — | single_crystal | STM | d-wave | 2023 | T1 | 2306.03890 |
| 92.0 | ambient | thin_film | susceptibility | — | 2019 | T1 | 1911.01459 |
| 92.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | d-wave | 2010 | T1 | 1006.3165 |
| 92.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 1994 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.49.13295 |
| 91.1 | ambient | polycrystal | resistivity | — | 2000 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.61.12420 |
| 91.1 | — | powder | magnetization | — | 1999 | T1 | cond-mat/9911182 |
| 91.0 | — | polycrystal | susceptibility | — | 2016 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.054523 |
| 91.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 1999 | T2 | cond-mat/9903397 |
| 91.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 1997 | T1 | cond-mat/9705197 |
| 91.0 | ambient | polycrystal | resistivity | — | 1987 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.36.5723 |
| 90.0 | — | — | — | — | 2010 | T1 | 1005.4770 |
| 90.0 | — | — | specific_heat | — | 2009 | T1 | 0909.0612 |
| 90.0 | — | single_crystal | — | — | 2005 | — | cond-mat/0511596 |
| 90.0 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | d-wave | 2005 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.137002 |
| 90.0 | — | single_crystal | — | — | 1996 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.53.886 |
| 90.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 1994 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.49.13295 |
| 90.0 | — | polycrystal | susceptibility | — | 1988 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.38.6543 |
| 90.0 | — | polycrystal | other, resistivity | — | 1987 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.36.3994 |
| 89.6 | — | thin_film | — | — | 2023 | T1 | 2305.04491 |
| 89.5 | — | thin_film | resistivity | — | 1999 | T1 | cond-mat/9901039 |
| 89.2 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | — | 2000 | T1 | cond-mat/0003213 |
| 89.2 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | — | 2000 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3708 |
| 89.1 | — | thin_film | — | — | 2023 | T1 | 2305.04491 |
| 89.1 | — | polycrystal | susceptibility | — | 2002 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.157002 |
| 88.9 | — | thin_film | — | — | 2023 | T1 | 2305.04491 |
| 88.0 | — | polycrystal | resistivity | — | 1987 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.36.3994 |
| 87.0 | — | single_crystal | Raman | — | 1999 | T2 | cond-mat/9906446 |
| 86.5 | — | — | — | d-wave | 2020 | T2 | 2001.07249 |
| 86.0 | ambient | thin_film | susceptibility | — | 2019 | T1 | 1911.01459 |
| 85.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2011 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.014522 |
| 84.5 | — | — | — | s-wave | 1996 | T3 | supr-con/9608006 |
| 84.2 | — | — | — | — | 2008 | T1 | 0811.3863 |
| 80.0 | — | single_crystal | susceptibility | — | 1991 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.43.8690 |
| 77.0 | — | polycrystal | susceptibility | — | 2016 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.054523 |
| 75.2 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | d-wave | 2015 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.220506 |
| 75.0 | — | — | — | d-wave | 1997 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.55.2784 |
| 70.7 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | d-wave | 2010 | T1 | 1006.3165 |
| 70.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2011 | T1 | 1102.2804 |
| 70.0 | — | — | — | d-wave | 1997 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.55.2784 |
| 70.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 1994 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.49.13295 |
| 69.0 | — | polycrystal | susceptibility | — | 2016 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.054523 |
| 68.0 | — | — | — | — | 2006 | T2 | cond-mat/0610614 |
| 66.7 | — | — | — | d-wave | 2020 | T2 | 2001.07249 |
| 64.5 | ambient | polycrystal | resistivity | — | 2000 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.61.12420 |
| 64.5 | — | powder | magnetization | — | 1999 | T1 | cond-mat/9911182 |
| 64.2 | ambient | polycrystal | resistivity | — | 2000 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.61.12420 |
| 64.2 | — | powder | magnetization | — | 1999 | T1 | cond-mat/9911182 |
| 64.0 | — | — | — | — | 2006 | T2 | cond-mat/0610614 |
| 63.3 | — | powder | magnetization | — | 1999 | T1 | cond-mat/9911182 |
| 61.0 | — | — | — | — | 2010 | T1 | 1005.4770 |
| 61.0 | — | — | — | — | 2006 | T2 | cond-mat/0610614 |
| 61.0 | — | single_crystal | — | — | 2005 | — | cond-mat/0511596 |
| 60.0 | — | — | specific_heat | — | 2009 | T1 | 0909.0612 |
| 60.0 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | — | 2008 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.127002 |
| 60.0 | — | single_crystal | susceptibility | — | 2002 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.66.092501 |
| 60.0 | — | single_crystal | Raman | — | 1999 | T2 | cond-mat/9906446 |
| 60.0 | — | single_crystal | — | — | 1996 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.53.886 |
| 60.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 1994 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.49.13295 |
| 60.0 | — | single_crystal | susceptibility | — | 1991 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.43.8690 |
| 58.0 | — | polycrystal | susceptibility | — | 2016 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.054523 |
| 57.4 | — | thin_film | resistivity | d-wave | 1996 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.53.12454 |
| 57.1 | — | — | resistivity | — | 2012 | T1 | 1205.1433 |
| 57.1 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2011 | T1 | 1102.2804 |
| 57.0 | — | single_crystal | susceptibility | — | 2013 | T1 | 1303.6860 |
| 57.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2011 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.014522 |
| 56.5 | — | thin_film | resistivity | — | 2000 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.61.7039 |
| 56.5 | — | thin_film | resistivity | — | 1999 | T1 | cond-mat/9901039 |
| 56.0 | — | single_crystal | MFM | d-wave | 2011 | T2 | 1103.6072 |
| 55.8 | — | polycrystal | susceptibility | — | 2002 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.157002 |
| 55.0 | — | — | — | d-wave | 2020 | T2 | 2001.07249 |
| 55.0 | — | polycrystal | susceptibility | — | 1988 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.38.6543 |
| 54.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2020 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.101.214520 |
| 54.0 | — | — | — | — | 2006 | T2 | cond-mat/0610614 |
| 51.4 | — | thin_film | resistivity | d-wave | 1996 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.53.12454 |
| 50.0 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | d-wave | 2005 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.137002 |
| 50.0 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | d-wave | 2004 | T1 | cond-mat/0410135 |
| 50.0 | — | thin_film | resistivity | d-wave | 2003 | T2 | cond-mat/0306594 |
| 50.0 | — | single_crystal | susceptibility | — | 1991 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.43.8690 |
| 50.0 | — | single_crystal | susceptibility | — | 1990 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.41.6547 |
| 45.0 | — | single_crystal | susceptibility | — | 1990 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.41.6547 |
| 40.0 | — | — | — | — | 2010 | T1 | 1005.4770 |
| 37.7 | — | — | — | — | 2010 | T1 | 1005.4770 |
| 36.9 | — | — | — | — | 2010 | T1 | 1005.4770 |
| 36.4 | — | — | — | — | 2008 | T1 | 0811.3863 |
| 36.0 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | d-wave | 2006 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.012502 |
| 36.0 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | — | 2006 | T1 | cond-mat/0605349 |
| 35.5 | — | — | — | d-wave | 2020 | T2 | 2001.07249 |
| 35.0 | — | — | — | — | 2010 | T1 | 1005.4770 |
| 35.0 | — | single_crystal | — | — | 2005 | — | cond-mat/0511596 |
| 33.3 | — | — | — | — | 2010 | T1 | 1005.4770 |
| 30.0 | — | thin_film | resistivity | d-wave | 1996 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.53.12454 |
| 29.0 | — | single_crystal | — | — | 1996 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.53.886 |
| 28.7 | — | — | — | — | 2010 | T1 | 1005.4770 |
| 26.8 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2011 | T1 | 1102.2804 |
| 26.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | d-wave | 2008 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.020511 |
| 25.0 | — | single_crystal | susceptibility | — | 1990 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.41.6547 |
| 21.0 | — | single_crystal | — | — | 2009 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.214530 |
| 20.0 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | d-wave | 2006 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.012502 |
| 20.0 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | — | 2006 | T1 | cond-mat/0605349 |
| 20.0 | — | single_crystal | susceptibility | d-wave | 2004 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.107003 |
| 17.0 | 3.0 | single_crystal | susceptibility | d-wave | 2007 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.237003 |
| 15.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2009 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.214523 |
| 15.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2008 | T1 | 0810.4598 |
| 13.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 1994 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.49.13295 |
| 11.0 | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2011 | T1 | 1102.2804 |
| 10.0 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | d-wave | 2006 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.012502 |
| 10.0 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | — | 2006 | T1 | cond-mat/0605349 |
| 6.0 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | d-wave | 2005 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.137002 |
| 6.0 | — | thin_film | susceptibility | d-wave | 2004 | T1 | cond-mat/0410135 |
| 5.0 | — | thin_film | resistivity | — | 1993 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.47.9017 |
| 4.8 | — | — | — | — | 2008 | T1 | 0811.3863 |
| 4.0 | — | thin_film | — | — | 2000 | T1 | cond-mat/0003213 |
| 3.0 | — | single_crystal | susceptibility | d-wave | 2007 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.237003 |
| 1.6 | — | — | — | s-wave | 1996 | T3 | supr-con/9608006 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | — | 2401.12647 |
| — | — | thin_film | — | — | 2022 | T1 | 2211.06961 |
| — | — | polycrystal | susceptibility | — | 2021 | T1 | 2105.07286 |
| — | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2021 | T3 | 2102.04927 |
| — | — | — | — | d-wave | 2020 | T3 | 2002.07382 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | T1 | 1911.08284 |
| — | — | single_crystal | resistivity | d-wave | 2018 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.267004 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | T1 | 1607.08655 |
| — | — | thin_film | — | — | 2014 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.90.035130 |
| — | — | single_crystal | susceptibility | — | 2014 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.4.011056 |
| — | — | — | resistivity | — | 2012 | T1 | 1205.1433 |
| — | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2009 | T1 | 0903.1560 |
| — | — | single_crystal | susceptibility, resistivity | d-wave | 2008 | — | 0810.3217 |
| — | — | single_crystal | neutron | — | 2006 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.197001 |
| — | — | — | resistivity | — | 2005 | T1 | cond-mat/0512459 |
| — | — | single_crystal | neutron | — | 2005 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.217001 |
| — | — | polycrystal | muSR, susceptibility | — | 2004 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.207001 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 2003 | T2 | cond-mat/0307430 |
| — | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 2003 | T1 | cond-mat/0312211 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 2002 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.66.224512 |
| — | — | single_crystal | susceptibility | d-wave | 2000 | T1 | cond-mat/0001045 |
| — | — | polycrystal | resistivity | — | 1999 | T2 | cond-mat/9904116 |
| — | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 1999 | T2 | cond-mat/9903397 |
| — | — | polycrystal | thermal_conductivity | — | 1999 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.59.3823 |
| — | — | powder | susceptibility | — | 1999 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.60.10489 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 1998 | T2 | cond-mat/9810167 |
| — | — | unknown | — | — | 1998 | T2 | cond-mat/9811060 |
| — | — | single_crystal | resistivity | — | 1997 | T1 | cond-mat/9705197 |
| — | — | polycrystal | susceptibility | — | 1993 | T1 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.48.9747 |
Structure
- Crystal structure
- orthorhombic
- Space group
- Pmmm
- Phase
- cuprate_123
Superconducting parameters
- Pairing symmetry
- d-wave
- Gap structure
- nodal
- Hc2
- 100.0 T (0 K, H parallel c)
- λ_eph (e–ph coupling)
- 3.45
- ρ_s (superfluid stiffness)
- 14.3 meV
Competing orders
- T_CDW
- 150.0 K
- T_AFM
- 20.0 K
Samples & pressure
- Substrate
- SrTiO3
- Pressure type
- none
- Doping type
- hole
- Doping level
- 0.525