Superconductivity of cerium under pressures up to 54GPa

Yanan Zhang, Dajun Su, Zhaoyang Shan +5

Cerium is a fascinating element due to its diverse physical properties, which include forming various crystal structures ($\gamma$, $\alpha$, ${\alpha }^{{}^{\prime }}$, ${\alpha }^{{}^{\prime \prime }}$ and $\epsilon$), mixed valence behavi…