Transition of xenon into the metallic state at a high pressure. The superconductivity of metallic xenon
Yakovlev E.N. , Timofeev Yu.A. , Vinogradov B.V.
Transition of xenon into the metallic state is observed in a high-pressure chamber consisting of the carbonado-type diamonds. The metallic xenon is shown to be superconducting. The maximum critical temperature is 6.8+0.1 K.