Possible high-Tc superconductivity at 45 K in the Ge-doped cluster Mott insulator GaNb4Se8

Abstract

The Ge-doped GaNb4Se8 polycrystalline samples were synthesized by solid-state reaction method. Zero resistance transitions were observed in one batch of samples with the highest onset superconducting Tc at 45 K. This discovery may demonstrate a new class of Nb-based high-Tc superconductors arising from doped Mott insulators.

8 pages, 3 figures