Breaking the Tyranny of Copper: The Emergence of a New Generation of High-Tc Superconductors Based on Iron

Speaker: 
David Mandrus, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Date & Time: 
October 21, 2008 - 1:30pm
Location: 
Room 385E Serin Physics Lab
Breaking the Tyranny of Copper: The Emergence of a New Generation of High-Tc Superconductors Based on Iron
Physics and Astronomy
David Mandrus
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Condensed Matter Seminar 1:30 p.m. Room 385E Serin Physics Lab

In this talk a brief overview and materials survey of the new layered Fe-based superconductors will be presented, followed by a summary of recent experimental work from ORNL including some of the first neutron scattering results from the Spallation Neutron Source