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    Journals >Matter and Radiation at Extremes >Volume 10 >Issue 2 >Page 027802 > Article
    • Matter and Radiation at Extremes
    • Vol. 10, Issue 2, 027802 (2025)
    Leading role of satellite interstitial electrons in superconductivity in ternary superlithide Li14CP
    Yan Liu1,*, Tian Cui2, and Da Li1
    Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of High Pressure and Superhard Materials and Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin, China
  • 2School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, China
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    DOI: 10.1063/5.0252519 Cite this Article
    Yan Liu, Tian Cui, Da Li. Leading role of satellite interstitial electrons in superconductivity in ternary superlithide Li14CP[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(2): 027802 Copy Citation Text show less
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