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The superconductivity of metallic iodine is observed at temperatures below 1.2 K under pressures above 28 GPa by magnetization and electrical resistance measurements. The pressure dependence of the superconducting transition temperature is studied up to 74 GPa. This is the first observation of the superconductivity of the molecular-dissociated monatomic metal.
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Shimizu, K., Yamauchi, T., Tamitani, N. et al. The pressure-induced superconductivity of iodine. J Supercond 7, 921–924 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00732272
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