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LiFeAs single crystal has been grown with superconducting transition temperature T c comparable to that of polycrystals. A magnetic transition is found at about 160 K, which suggests the correlation of superconductivity with spin wave density.
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Wang, X., Liu, Q., Lv, Y. et al. Superconducting properties of “111” type LiFeAs iron arsenide single crystals. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 53, 1199–1201 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-010-4031-0
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