Bose-Einstein Condensation Picture of Superconductivity in YBa2 Cu3 O7 (91 K) and YBa2 Cu3Se7 (371 K). (Dilute metals)

TL;DR

This paper proposes a Bose-Einstein condensation model to explain high-temperature superconductivity in YBa2Cu3O7 and YBa2Cu3Se7, showing how selenium substitution significantly raises Tc to around 364 K.

Contribution

It introduces a new perspective linking Bose-Einstein condensation to superconductivity in these compounds, highlighting the impact of selenium substitution on Tc.

Findings

Selenium substitution increases Tc by a factor of approximately 8.

The active electron pair density is about 1.7×10^20 cm^-3.

Electron effective mass is about five times the free electron mass.

Abstract

A metal dilution degree in the compounds YBa2 Cu3 O7 and YBa2 Cu3Se7 is defined as z=(rMe/rO2-;Se2-)3. A substitution of oxygen by selenium changes z by 8 times and the Bose-Einstein condensation temperature equals TcSe = TcO*8 2/3 = 364 K. The "active" electron pairs density in YBa2 Cu3 O7 is about 1.7 1020 cm-3. The electron effective mass is about 5me and is proportional to the dielectric constant.