YNi2B2C

borocarbide

ambient SCunconventional

Tc max

15.7 K

Tc ambient

15.7 K

Discovery

1995

Papers

Tc max measured at ambient, single_crystal, susceptibility, arXiv:cond-mat/9712174, confirmed by 2 papers

Evidence (68 records from 62 papers)

the flat columns above are aggregates — each line here is one paper's claim

Tc (K)	P (GPa)	Sample	Method	Pairing	Year	Paper
16.5	ambient	—	specific_heat	s-wave	2001	cond-mat/0110591
15.7	ambient	single_crystal	susceptibility	—	1997	cond-mat/9712174
15.5	ambient	—	—	s-wave	2004	cond-mat/0409564
15.5	ambient	—	—	unknown	2004	cond-mat/0411001
15.5	ambient	single_crystal	—	—	2004	cond-mat/0412042
15.5	ambient	—	specific_heat	s-wave	2003	cond-mat/0302103
15.5	ambient	single_crystal	specific_heat	—	2002	cond-mat/0205178
15.5	ambient	single_crystal	STM	s-wave	2002	cond-mat/0209469
15.5	ambient	—	—	—	2001	cond-mat/0103013
15.5	ambient	single_crystal	resistivity	s-wave	2000	cond-mat/0007033
15.5	ambient	single_crystal	susceptibility	—	2000	cond-mat/0007451
15.5	ambient	single_crystal	—	s-wave	1999	cond-mat/9910087
15.5	ambient	single_crystal	resistivity	s-wave	1999	cond-mat/9912435
15.4	ambient	—	—	s-wave	2001	cond-mat/0101419
15.4	ambient	—	specific_heat, ARPES, STM	s+g-wave	2003	cond-mat/0306293
15.4	ambient	single_crystal	resistivity, specific_heat	—	2002	cond-mat/0201038
15.4	ambient	single_crystal	resistivity	s-wave	2002	cond-mat/0207454
15.4	ambient	single_crystal	specific_heat	s-wave	1999	cond-mat/9902264
15.3	ambient	single_crystal	susceptibility	—	1999	cond-mat/9911324
15.2	ambient	thin_film	resistivity, point_contact_spectroscopy	—	2005	cond-mat/0502608
15.1	ambient	single_crystal	susceptibility	d-wave	2003	cond-mat/0310188
15.1	ambient	single_crystal	susceptibility	—	2002	cond-mat/0207502
15.0	ambient	—	—	—	2004	cond-mat/0410430
15.0	ambient	—	—	—	2004	cond-mat/0412585
14.6	ambient	single_crystal	—	unknown	2004	cond-mat/0404322
14.5	ambient	single_crystal	susceptibility	—	2001	cond-mat/0102431
14.5	ambient	single_crystal	susceptibility	—	1999	cond-mat/9908483
13.4	ambient	single_crystal	specific_heat, resistivity	s-wave	2000	cond-mat/0012152
7.8	10.0	single_crystal	susceptibility	—	2004	cond-mat/0412042
—	ambient	—	—	unknown	2005	cond-mat/0501463
—	ambient	—	susceptibility, muSR	—	2005	cond-mat/0502226
—	ambient	—	susceptibility	—	2005	cond-mat/0502462
—	ambient	—	susceptibility	—	2005	cond-mat/0503265
—	ambient	—	magnetothermal_conductivity	—	2005	cond-mat/0504635
—	ambient	—	thermal_conductivity, specific_heat	—	2004	cond-mat/0401206
—	ambient	single_crystal	—	—	2004	cond-mat/0405099
—	ambient	single_crystal	—	unknown	2004	cond-mat/0405236
—	ambient	—	—	—	2004	cond-mat/0407269
—	ambient	—	—	—	2004	cond-mat/0408238
—	ambient	single_crystal	specific_heat	unknown	2004	cond-mat/0411001
—	—	single_crystal	susceptibility	—	2004	cond-mat/0412042
—	2.3	single_crystal	susceptibility	—	2004	cond-mat/0412042
—	ambient	—	STM	—	2004	cond-mat/0412486
—	ambient	single_crystal	thermal conductivity, resistivity	—	2003	cond-mat/0301207
—	ambient	—	specific_heat, NMR, thermal_conductivity, ARPES, STM	s+g-wave	2003	cond-mat/0301290
—	—	—	—	unknown	2003	cond-mat/0306567
—	—	single_crystal	—	unknown	2003	cond-mat/0309688
—	ambient	—	specific_heat	—	2003	cond-mat/0310775
—	ambient	single_crystal	muSR	—	2002	cond-mat/0201038
—	ambient	single_crystal	resistivity, susceptibility, neutron	—	2002	cond-mat/0202134
—	ambient	—	susceptibility, specific_heat	—	2002	cond-mat/0208012
—	ambient	single_crystal	specific_heat	unknown	2002	cond-mat/0210145
—	ambient	polycrystal	specific_heat	s-wave	2001	cond-mat/0104521
—	ambient	powder	susceptibility	—	2001	cond-mat/0106577
—	ambient	—	specific_heat, susceptibility	—	2000	cond-mat/0001352
—	ambient	—	susceptibility	—	2000	cond-mat/0006077
—	ambient	—	resistivity	—	2000	cond-mat/0008030
—	ambient	polycrystal	resistivity, susceptibility	—	1999	cond-mat/9902299
—	ambient	polycrystal	resistivity, specific_heat	s-wave	1999	cond-mat/9911305
—	ambient	single_crystal	Raman	—	1999	cond-mat/9912492
—	ambient	—	neutron, STM	s-wave	1998	cond-mat/9802067
—	ambient	—	neutron	—	1998	cond-mat/9804070
—	ambient	single_crystal	resistivity	—	1997	cond-mat/9712174
—	ambient	—	susceptibility	—	1996	supr-con/9602003
—	ambient	—	susceptibility	—	1996	supr-con/9608004
—	ambient	—	neutron	—	1996	cond-mat/9611212
—	ambient	single_crystal	susceptibility	—	1996	supr-con/9607004
—	ambient	single_crystal	resistivity	—	1995	supr-con/9504001

Structure

Crystal structure: borocarbide
Space group: I4/mmm
Lattice a (Å): 3.528
Lattice c (Å): 10.546

Superconducting parameters

Pairing symmetry: s-wave
Gap structure: nodal
Hc2: 10.6 T (temperature dependent, H parallel to ab plane)
λ_eph (e–ph coupling): 1.07

Competing orders

ρ(T) exponent: 1.00

Samples & pressure

Sample form: single_crystal
Substrate: MgO
Pressure type: none
Doping type: none
Doping level: 0.000