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Bulk superconductivity in Tl2CaBa2Cu2O8+δ up to 120 K

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Recently, Sheng and Hermann1 reported the achievement of zero resistance at >100 K in the system Tl–Ca–Ba–Cu–O (TCBCO). Two superconducting phases were immediately identified2 as Tl2CaBa2Cu2O8+δ (2122) and Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu3O10+δ (2223). Here we confirm that zero resistance is achievable above 100 K in 2122–TCBCO synthesized by a fast solid-state reaction, and report a small positive pressure dependence of the transition temperature, as in Bi2CaSr2Cu2O8+δ3.

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Gao, L., Huang, Z., Meng, R. et al. Bulk superconductivity in Tl2CaBa2Cu2O8+δ up to 120 K. Nature 332, 623–624 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1038/332623a0

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