A superconductor made by a metal heterostructure at the atomic limit tuned at the 'shape resonance': MgB2

We have studied the variation of superconducting critical temperature Tc as a function of charge density and lattice parameters in Mg1-xAlxB2 superconducting samples. The AB2 heterostucture of metallic boron layers (intercalated by A = magnesium, aluminum layers, playing the role of spacers) is made by direct chemical reaction. The spacing between boron layers and their charge density are controlled by chemical substitution of Mg by Al atoms. We show that high Tc superconductivity is realized by tuning the chemical potential at a 'shape resonance' according with the patent for 'high-temperature superconductors made by metal heterostructures at the atomic limit'. The energy width of the superconducting shape resonance is found to be about 400 meV.