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Iron-based superconductors

Vital clues from a basic compound

Investigation of the phase diagram of the structurally simple compound FeSe may prove instrumental in raising the transition temperature in Fe-based superconductors and in understanding magnetic-mediated superconductivity.

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Figure 1: Generic phase diagram of Fe-based superconductors.

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Büchner, B., Hess, C. Vital clues from a basic compound. Nature Mater 8, 615–616 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2501

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