Phonon-mediated high-T c superconductivity in hole-doped diamond-like crystalline hydrocarbon

Lian, Chao-Sheng; Wang, Jian-Tao; Duan, Wenhui; Chen, Changfeng

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-01541-6

Phonon-mediated high-T _c superconductivity in hole-doped diamond-like crystalline hydrocarbon

Journal Article · Wed May 03 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01541-6· OSTI ID:1368349

Lian, Chao-Sheng ^[1]; Wang, Jian-Tao ^[2]; Duan, Wenhui ^[3]; Chen, Changfeng ^[4]

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China). Inst. of Physics. Beijing National Lab. for Condensed Matter Physics (BNLCP-CAS); Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China). Inst. of Physics. Beijing National Lab. for Condensed Matter Physics (BNLCP-CAS); Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China). School of Physics
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). Dept. of Physics and State Key Lab. of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics
Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States). Dept. of Physics and High Pressure Science and Engineering Center

We here predict by ab initio calculations phonon-mediated high-T _c superconductivity in hole-doped diamond-like cubic crystalline hydrocarbon K₄-CH (space group I2₁/3). This material possesses three key properties: (i) an all-sp³ covalent carbon framework that produces high-frequency phonon modes, (ii) a steep-rising electronic density of states near the top of the valence band, and (iii) a Fermi level that lies in the σ-band, allowing for a strong coupling with the C-C bond-stretching modes. The simultaneous presence of these properties generates remarkably high superconducting transition temperatures above 80 K at an experimentally accessible hole doping level of only a few percent. These results identify a new extraordinary electron-phonon superconductor and pave the way for further exploration of this novel superconducting covalent metal.

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Research Organization:: Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Chinese Academy of Sciences; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0001982

OSTI ID:: 1368349

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 7; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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