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

Title: 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)
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:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Chinese Academy of Sciences

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

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