First-principles search of hot superconductivity in La-X-H ternary hydrides

S Di Cataldo, W von der Linden, L Boeri - npj Computational Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Motivated by the recent claim of hot superconductivity with critical temperatures up to 550 K
in La+ x hydrides, we investigate the high-pressure phase diagram of compounds that may …

Hot hydride superconductivity above 550 K

AD Grockowiak, M Ahart, T Helm… - Frontiers in Electronic …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The search for room temperature superconductivity has accelerated in the last few years
driven by experimentally accessible theoretical predictions that indicated alloying dense …

Chemical bonding dictates drastic critical temperature difference in two seemingly identical superconductors

RH Lavroff, J Munarriz, CE Dickerson… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Though YB6 and LaB6 share the same crystal structure, atomic valence electron
configuration, and phonon modes, they exhibit drastically different phonon-mediated …

Pressure-Driven Evolution of the Covalent Network in

AN Kolmogorov, S Shah, ER Margine, AK Kleppe… - Physical review …, 2012 - APS
We synthesized and solved an unexpectedly complex crystal structure of CaB 6 under high
pressures<? format?>(up to 44 GPa) and temperatures. The only known crystal structure in …

A low-temperature route for the synthesis of nanocrystalline LaB6

M Zhang, L Yuan, X Wang, H Fan, X Wang… - Journal of Solid State …, 2008 - Elsevier
Nanocrystalline lanthanum hexaboride (LaB6) with mean particle size of 30nm has been
successfully synthesized at 400° C in an autoclave starting from metallic magnesium …

High-Pressure Evolution of Unexpected Chemical Bonding and Promising Superconducting Properties of YB6

J Wang, X Song, X Shao, B Gao, Q Li… - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
As the prototype of MB6 (M= alkaline-earth and rare-earth metals) compounds, YB6
possesses the highest superconducting critical temperature in this family at the ambient …

Rare-earth–boron bonding and 4f state trends in tetraborides

ZP Yin, WE Pickett - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2008 - APS
The B–B bonding, boron–rare earth coupling, and the changes in 4 f states across the
lanthanide series in RB 4 (R= rare earth) compounds are studied using the correlated band …

A versatile route for the convenient synthesis of rare-earth and alkaline-earth hexaborides at mild temperatures

L Wang, L Xu, Z Ju, Y Qian - CrystEngComm, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, a versatile route is reported for the convenient synthesis of rare-earth
hexaborides (RB6, R= La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu) and alkaline-earth hexaborides (AB6, A= Ca …

Ab initio lattice dynamics and thermodynamics of rare-earth hexaborides and

T Gürel, R Eryiğit - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2010 - APS
We have performed an ab initio study of structural, elastic, lattice-dynamical, and
thermodynamical properties of rare-earth hexaborides LaB 6 and CeB 6. The calculations …

First-principles search of hot superconductivity in La-XH ternary hydrides

B Lilia - NPJ Computational Materials, 2022 - search.proquest.com
Motivated by the recent claim of hot superconductivity with critical temperatures up to 550 K
in La+ x hydrides, we investigate the high-pressure phase diagram of compounds that may …