Superconductivity in 4 Angstrom Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.

Authors :: Tang, Z.K.
Lingyun Zhang
Wang, N.
Zhang, X.X.
Wen, G.H.
Li, G.D.
Wang, J.N.
Chan, C.T.
Ping Sheng
Source :: Science. 6/29/2001, Vol. 292 Issue 5526, p2462-2465. 4p. 1 Diagram, 3 Graphs.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Discusses 4 angstrom tubes' exhibition of superconducting behavior manifest as an anisotropic Meissner effect. Superconducting gap and fluctuation supercurrent; Magnetic and transport properties of single-walled small-diameter carbon nanotubes embedded in a zeolite matrix; Smooth temperature variations owing to one-dimensional fluctuations.