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HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8+δ (Hg-1223) vs Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3O10 (Tl-2223)
RANKED BY CRITICAL TEMPERATURE TC AT AMBIENT PRESSURE (KELVIN)
#1 VS #2
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Verdict
HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8+δ (Hg-1223) ranks #1 of 8 on Critical temperature Tc at ambient pressure (kelvin) (135 K); Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3O10 (Tl-2223) ranks #2 (125 K).
Rank 01 of 8 · leads
Critical temperature Tc at ambient pressure (kelvin)
135 K
MakerChu / Schilling groups
Date1993
Verified04 Sept 2026
Evidence
Ambient-pressure record in the cuprate family. Huang, Meng, Chu et al., Physica C 217 (1993): resistivity vanishes below 134 K after oxygenation; Nature 365, 323 (1993) then reports the same compound above 150 K only under high pressure. Later single-crystal work optimises Tc max to 133 K. npj Quantum Materials (2025) still treats Tc ≈ 134 K as the ambient-pressure record. Ranking uses the long-replicated ~135 K ambient figure, not the pressure result.Rank 02 of 8
Critical temperature Tc at ambient pressure (kelvin)
125 K
MakerParkin / IBM Almaden
Date1988
Verified04 Sept 2026
Evidence
Parkin, Lee, Engler, Nazzal, Huang, Gorman, Savoy, Beyers, Phys. Rev. Lett. 60, 2539 (1988): "Bulk superconductivity is reported in Tl2Ca2Ba2Cu3Ox with a transition to zero resistance at ≃125 K, the highest transition temperature (Tc) yet found." Widely replicated ambient-pressure cuprate; Tc 118–125 K depending on intergrowths.Try another pair
Source Peer-reviewed papers: Nature 365, 323 (1993); Phys. Rev. Lett. 60, 2539 (1988); Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 27, L209 (1988); Chin. Phys. Lett. 25,…
Last checked 06 Sept 2026