Ab initio study of Li-Mg-B superconductors

GP Kafle, CR Tomassetti, II Mazin, AN Kolmogorov… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
LiB, a predicted layered compound analogous to the MgB 2 superconductor, has been
recently synthesized via cold compression and quenched to ambient pressure, yet its …

Niobium substitution suppresses the superconducting critical temperature of pressurized

J Lim, S Sinha, AC Hire, JS Kim, PM Dee, RS Kumar… - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
A recent study has demonstrated that MoB 2, transforming to the same structure as MgB 2 (P
6/mmm), superconducts at temperatures above 30 K near 100 GPa [C. Pei et al., Natl. Sci …

Diboride compounds doped with transition metals: A route to superconductivity through structure stabilization as well as defects

PM Dee, JS Kim, AC Hire, J Lim, L Fanfarillo, S Sinha… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Recent investigations into MoB 2 have unveiled a direct connection between a pressure-
induced structural transition to a P 6/mmm space group structure and the emergence of …

Effect of carbon doping on the structure and superconductivity in AlB2‐type (Mo 0.96 Ti 0.04) 0.8 (Mo_0.96Ti_0.04)_0.8 B2

W Yang, G Xiao, Q Zhu, S Song… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We report the effect of carbon doping in Ti‐stabilized nonstoichiometric molybdenum
diboride (Mo 0.96 Ti 0.04) 0.8 (Mo_0.96Ti_0.04)_0.8 B2, which exhibits bulk …

Unveiling defect-related Raman modes of topological phononic single crystal via angle-resolved polarized Raman spectra

M Cheng, R Lv, X Luo, Z Jiang, W Wang, T Wang… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
As a rare topological phonon material, β-MoB 2 exhibits superconductivity (SC) and
undergoes structural transitions when subjected to pressure or doping. This unique property …

Metal deficient AlB2-type (Ti0. 2Zr0. 2Hf0. 2Nb0. 2Ta0. 2) 1− δB2 high-entropy diborides with high hardness

W Yang, Q Zhu, G Xiao, Z Ren - Ceramics International, 2023 - Elsevier
We report the synthesis and characterization of metal deficient (Ti 0.2 Zr 0.2 Hf 0.2 Nb 0.2 Ta
0.2) 1− δ B 2 high-entropy diborides (HEBs). A single homogeneous AlB 2-type phase is …

Diboride compounds doped with transition metals\textemdash a route to superconductivity through structure stabilization as well as defects

PM Dee, JS Kim, AC Hire, J Lim, L Fanfarillo… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Recent investigations into MoB $ _ {2} $ have unveiled a direct connection between a
pressure-induced structural transition to a P6/$ mmm $ space group structure and the …

Nb-substitution suppresses the superconducting critical temperature of pressurized MoB

J Lim, S Sinha, AC Hire, JS Kim, PM Dee… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
A recent work has demonstrated that MoB $ _2 $, transforming to the same structure as MgB
$ _2 $($ P6/mmm $), superconducts at temperatures above 30 K near 100 GPa [C. Pei $ et …