A Boosted Critical Temperature of 166 K in Superconducting D3S Synthesized from Elemental Sulfur and Hydrogen

Minkov, Vasily S.; Prakapenka, Vitali B.; Greenberg, Eran; Eremets, Mikhail I.

doi:10.1002/anie.202007091

A Boosted Critical Temperature of 166 K in Superconducting D₃S Synthesized from Elemental Sulfur and Hydrogen

Journal Article · Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202007091· OSTI ID:1816375

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Max-Planck Institut für Chemie, Mainz (Germany); OSTI
Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Center for Advanced Radiation Sources
Soreq Nuclear Research Center, Yavne (Israel). Applied Physics Dept.
Max-Planck Institut für Chemie, Mainz (Germany)

The discovery of superconductivity in H₃S at 203 K marked an advance towards room-temperature superconductivity and demonstrated the potential of H-dominated compounds to possess a high critical temperature (T_c). There have been numerous reports of the H-S system over the last five years, but important questions remain unanswered. It is crucial to verify whether the Tc was determined correctly for samples prepared from compressed H₂S, since they are inevitably contaminated with H-depleted byproducts. Here, we prepare stoichiometric H₃S by direct in situ synthesis from elemental S and excess H₂. The Im$$_\bar{3}$$ m phase of D₃S samples exhibits a T_c significantly higher than previously reported values (ca. 150 K), reaching a maximum T_c of 166 K at 157 GPa. Furthermore, we confirm that the sharp decrease in T_c below 150 GPa is accompanied by continuous rhombohedral structural distortions and demonstrate that the Cccm phase is nonmetallic, with molecular H₂ units in the crystal structure.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; FG02-94ER14466

OSTI ID:: 1816375

Journal Information:: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) Journal Issue: 43 Vol. 59; ISSN 1433-7851

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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