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High-T$_c$ superconductivity in H$_3$S: Pressure effects on superconducting critical temperature and Cooper-Pairs Distribution Function

Superconductivity 2019-11-07 v2

Abstract

We use first-principles calculations to study pressure effects on the vibrational and superconducting properties of H3_3S in the cubic Im3ˉmIm\bar{3}m phase for the pressure range where the superconducting critical temperature (Tc_c) was measured (155-225 GPa). The pressure effects were incorporated using the Functional Derivative Method (FDM). In this paper, we present for the first time, the Cooper-Pairs Distribution Functions Dcp_{cp}(ω,Tc\omega,T_c) for H3_3S, which will allow to identify the spectral regions where Cooper-Pairs formation at temperature Tc_c is more favorable. We analyzed in detail the pressure effects on the electron-phonon spectral density function α2\alpha^2F(ω)(\omega) and phonon density of states (PhDOS) and their relationship with Tc_c. The FDM manages to reproduce the trend of the pressure dependence of critical temperature, in good agreement with experimental data in the range of 155 to 190 GPa. The Dcp(ω,Tc)D_{cp}(\omega,T_c) suggests that the low-frequency vibration region is where Cooper-Pairs are possible, which means that S-vibrations have an important role in the H3_3S superconductivity properties.

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@article{arxiv.1906.05397,
  title  = {High-T$_c$ superconductivity in H$_3$S: Pressure effects on superconducting critical temperature and Cooper-Pairs Distribution Function},
  author = {J. A. Camargo-Martínez and G. I. González-Pedreros and R. Baquero},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.05397},
  year   = {2019}
}

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