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Layered Hydride LiH 4 with a Pressure-Insensitive Superconductivity.
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Inorganic chemistry [Inorg Chem] 2024 May 06; Vol. 63 (18), pp. 8257-8263. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 25. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- For hydride superconductors, each significant advance is built upon the discovery of novel H-based structural units, which in turn push the understanding of the superconducting mechanism to new heights. Based on first-principles calculations, we propose a metastable LiH <subscript>4</subscript> with a wavy H layer composed of the edge-sharing pea-like H <subscript>18</subscript> rings at high pressures. Unexpectedly, it exhibits pressure-insensitive superconductivity manifested by an extremely small pressure coefficient (d T <subscript>c</subscript> /d P ) of 0.04 K/GPa. This feature is attributed to the slightly weakened electron-phonon coupling with pressure, caused by the reduced charge transfer from Li atoms to wavy H layers, significantly suppressing the substantial increase in the contribution of phonons to T <subscript>c</subscript> . Its superconductivity originates from the strong coupling between the H 1s electrons and the high-frequency phonons associated with the H layer. Our study extends the list of H-based structural units and enhances the in-depth understanding of pressure-related superconductivity.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1520-510X
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 18
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Inorganic chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38662198
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00520