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- noun chemistry Any substance that is both an
oxide and apnictide , especially any of a class of suchiron compounds that aresemiconductors
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After refinement, Fe oxypnictide can gain superconductivity at about 60 Kelvin, compared to the original transition temperature of 26
Taipei Times 2008
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Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology, however, have proven that iron-based "Fe oxypnictide" can also develop superconductivity regardless of the existence of iron - an element that usually carries ferromagnetism.
Taipei Times 2008
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