Klaus Bechgaard
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Klaus Bechgaard (5 March 1945 – 7 March 2017[1]) was a Danish scientist and chemist, noted for being one of the first scientists in the world to synthesize a number of organic charge transfer complexes and demonstrate their superconductivity, therefore the name Bechgaard salt. These salts all exhibit superconductivity at low temperatures.
Klaus Bechgaard | |
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Born | 5 March 1945 Copenhagen, Denmark |
Died | 7 March 2017(2017-03-07) (aged 72)[1] Copenhagen, Denmark |
Occupation | Chemist |
The first unconventional superconductor composed of organic material, was discovered by Bechgaard and Denis Jérome in 1979. This discovery garnered attention in the international scientific community, and for a period he was one of the most cited scientists in the field of natural sciences. He also received a nomination for the Nobel Prize in chemistry for this discovery.