Enhanced superconducting properties of bicrystalline YBa2Cu3Ox and alkali metals under pressure
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Nearly hydrostatic pressures are found to enhance the critical current density Jc through single grain boundaries in YBa2Cu3Ox rings and to induce superconductivity in Li. Whereas Li becomes superconducting above 20 GPa at temperatures as high as 15 K, no superconductivity was observed above 4 K in Na to 65 GPa nor in K above 4 K to 43.5 GPa or above 1.5 K to 35 GPa.
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