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A key challenge in materials discovery is to find high-temperature superconductors. Hydrogen and hydride materials have long been considered promising materials displaying conventional phonon-mediated superconductivity. However, the high…

Stability of numerous unexpected actinium hydrides was predicted via evolutionary algorithm USPEX. Electron-phonon interaction was investigated for the hydrogen-richest and most symmetric phases: R$\overline{3}$m-$AcH_{10}$,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-08-07 Dmitrii V. Semenok , Alexander G. Kvashnin , Ivan A. Kruglov , Artem R. Oganov

Following the discovery of superconductivity in an iron-based arsenide LaO1-xFxFeAs with a superconducting transition temperature (Tc) of 26 K[1], Tc was pushed up surprisingly to above 40 K by either applying pressure[2] or replacing La…

The compression of SH$_2$ and its subsequent decomposition to SH$_3$, presumably in a cubic Im$\overline{3}$m structure, has lead to the discovery of conventional superconductivity with the highest measured and confirmed $T_c$ to date, 203…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-02-20 Maximilian Amsler

A superconductor is a material that can conduct electricity with no resistance below its critical temperature (Tc). The highest Tc that has been achieved in cuprates1 is 133 K at ambient pressure2 and 164 K at high pressures3. As the nature…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-03-31 A. P. Drozdov , M. I. Eremets , I. A. Troyan , V. Ksenofontov , S. I. Shylin

The emergence of near-ambient temperature superconductivity under pressure in the metal hydride systems has motivated a desire to further understand such remarkable properties, specifically critical magnetic fields. YH$_6$ is suggested to…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-08-02 S. Villa-Cortés , O. De la Peña-Seaman , Keith V. Lawler , Ashkan Salamat

The thermal conductivity of polycrystalline semiconductors with type-I clathrate hydrate crystal structure is reported. Ge clathrates (doped with Sr and/or Eu) exhibit lattice thermal conductivities typical of amorphous materials.…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-10-31 J. L. Cohn , G. S. Nolas , V. Fessatidis , T. H. Metcalf , G. A. Slack

The discovery of superconducting materials has led to their use in technological marvels such as magnetic-field sensors in MRI machines, powerful research magnets, short transmission cables, and high-speed trains. Despite such applications,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-01-19 Lance M. N. Konzen , Athena S. Sefat

We used our developed AI search engine~(InvDesFlow) to perform extensive investigations regarding ambient stable superconducting hydrides. A cubic structure Li$_2$AuH$_6$ with Au-H octahedral motifs is identified to be a candidate. After…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-05-15 Zhenfeng Ouyang , Bo-Wen Yao , Xiao-Qi Han , Peng-Jie Guo , Ze-Feng Gao , Zhong-Yi Lu

The superconductor YB6 has the second highest critical temperature Tc among the boride family MBn. We report measurements of the specific heat, resistivity, magnetic susceptibility and thermal expansion from 2 to 300 K, using a single…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-11 R. Lortz , Y. Wang , U. Tutsch , S. Abe , C. Meingast , P. Popovich , W. Knafo , N. Shitsevalova , Yu. B. Paderno , A. Junod

We present the evolution of the structural, electronic, and lattice dynamical properties, as well as the electron-phonon coupling and superconducting critical temperature ($T_c$) of ScH$_2$ and YH$_2$ metal hydrides solid solutions, as a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-09-01 S. Villa-Cortés , O. De la Peña-Seaman

Motivated by the ambiguous experimental data for the superconducting phase in silane (SiH$_{4}$), which may originate from the platinum hydride (PtH), we provide a theoretical study of the superconducting state in the latter alloy. The…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-04-07 D. Szczȩśniak , T. P. Zemła

Yttrium superhydrides has attracted much attention due to their multiple stoichiometries and excellent superconductivities under high pressure. Especially, YH9 have a Tc of 243 K, which is the second highest Tc among all binary hydrides. It…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-02-10 Mingyang Du , Zonglun Li , Defang Duan , Tian Cui

The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity above 240 K in binary La-H and Y-H systems inspired further predictions of even higher transition temperatures in compounds such as YH10 and MgH6, which are likely to be dynamically…

Single crystals of SrFe2-xPtxAs2 (0 < x < 0.36) were grown using the self flux solution method and characterized using x-ray crystallography, electrical transport, magnetic susceptibility, and specific heat measurements. The…

Superconductivity · Physics 2010-10-21 Kevin Kirshenbaum , Shanta R. Saha , Tyler Drye , Johnpierre Paglione

Barium hydrides are of interest for their potential in both ionic conductivity and superconductivity. Recently, a superconducting hydride BaH$_{12}$ containing H$_2$ and H${_3}^{-1}$ molecular units was experimentally reported with a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-10-07 Yue-Wen Fang , Ion Errea

Recent experiments have established rare earth A15 type hydrides as a distinct family of high temperature superconductors that can be stabilized at significantly lower pressures compared to other superconducting hydrides. In particular, A15…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-07 Jakkapat Seeyangnok , Udomsilp Pinsook , Graeme J Ackland

Using the data on the superconducting critical temperature ($T_{C}$) for a number of metal hydrides, we found a rule that makes it possible to predict the maximum $T_{C}$ based only on the information about the electronic structure of metal…

We have determined the crystal structures and superconducting transition temperatures of La1.48Nd0.4Sr0.12CuO4 under nearly hydrostatic pressures in diamond anvil cells to 5.0 GPa and 19.0 GPa, respectively. Synchrotron x-ray powder…

Covalent and ionic polyhydrides have become the two main camps in searching for the high-temperature superconductors under pressure. They have been considered as important platforms for exploring ternary or multiple hydrides in order to…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-05-31 Wuhao Chen , Xiaoli Huang , Dmitrii V. Semenok , Su Chen , Kexin Zhang , Artem R. Oganov , Tian Cui