Signature of high Tc above 25 K in high quality superconducting diamond

We have observed zero resistivity above 10K and an onset of resistivity reduction at 25.2K in a heavily B-doped diamond film. However, the effective carrier concentration is similar to that of superconducting diamond with a lower T-c. We found that the carrier has a longer mean free path and lifetime than in the previous report, indicating that this highest T-c diamond has better crystallinity compared to that of other superconducting diamond films. In addition, the susceptibility shows a small transition above 20K in the high quality diamond, suggesting a signature of superconductivity above 20 K. These results strongly suggest that heavier carrier doped defect-free crystalline diamond could give rise to high T-c diamond. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.