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Zhang Y, Zhang K, Yu J, Liu Z, Jiang S, Duan D, Huang X, Cui T. One-Dimensional Non-coplanar Nitrogen Chains in Manganese Tetranitride under High Pressure. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:4256-4262. [PMID: 38606677 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Transition metal nitrides have great potential applications as incompressible and high energy density materials. Various polymeric nitrogen structures significantly affect their properties, contributing to their complex bonding modes and coordination conditions. Herein, we first report a new manganese polynitride MnN4 with bifacial trans-cis [N4]n chains by treating with high-pressure and high-temperature conditions in a diamond anvil cell. Our experiments reveal that MnN4 has a P-1 symmetry and could stabilize in the pressure range of 56-127 GPa. Detailed pressure-volume data and calculations of this phase indicate that MnN4 is a potential hard (255 GPa) and high energy density (2.97 kJ/g) material. The asymmetric interactions impel N1 and N4 atoms to hybridize to sp2-3, which causes distortions of [N4]n chains. This work discovers a new polynitride material, fills the gap for the study of manganese polynitride under high pressure, and offers some new insights into the formation of polymeric nitrogen structures.
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- Yuchen Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and college of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Du J, Jiang Q, Zhang Z, Zhao W, Chen L, Huo Z, Song H, Tian F, Duan D, Cui T. First-principles study of high-pressure structural phase transition and superconductivity of YBeH8. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:094116. [PMID: 38445840 DOI: 10.1063/5.0195828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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The theory-led prediction of LaBeH8, which has a high superconducting critical temperature (Tc) above liquid nitrogen under a pressure level below 1 Mbar, has been experimentally confirmed. YBeH8, which has a structural configuration similar to that of LaBeH8, has also been predicted to be a high-temperature superconductor at high pressure. In this study, we focus on the structural phase transition and superconductivity of YBeH8 under pressure by using first-principles calculations. Except for the known face-centered cubic phase of Fm3̄m, we found a monoclinic phase with P1̄ symmetry. Moreover, the P1̄ phase transforms to the Fm3̄m phase at ∼200 GPa with zero-point energy corrections. Interestingly, the P1̄ phase undergoes a complex electronic phase transition from semiconductor to metal and then to superconducting states with a low Tc of 40 K at 200 GPa. The Fm3̄m phase exhibits a high Tc of 201 K at 200 GPa, and its Tc does not change significantly with pressure. When we combine the method using two coupling constants, λopt and λac, with first-principles calculations, λopt is mainly supplied by the Be-H alloy backbone, which accounts for about 85% of total λ and makes the greatest contribution to the high Tc. These insights not only contribute to a deeper understanding of the superconducting behavior of this ternary hydride but may also guide the experimental synthesis of hydrogen-rich compounds.
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- Jianhui Du
- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Liu P, Zhao W, Liu Z, Pan Y, Duan D, Cui T. High-temperature superconductivities and crucial factors influencing the stability of LaThH 12 under moderate pressures. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:8237-8246. [PMID: 38385503 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05408j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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The recent discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in compressed hydrides has reignited the long-standing quest for room-temperature superconductors. However, the synthesis of superconducting hydrides under moderate pressure and the identification of crucial factors that affect their stability remain challenges. Here, we predicted the ternary clathrate phases of LaThH12 with potential superconductivity under high pressures and specifically proposed a novel R3̄c-LaThH12 phase exhibiting a remarkable Tc of 54.95 K at only 30 GPa to address these confusions. Our first-principles studies show that the high-Tc value of Pm3̄m and Cmmm-LaThH12 phases was induced by the strong electron-phonon coupling driven by the synergy of the electron-phonon matrix element and phonon softening caused by Fermi surface nesting. Importantly, we demonstrate the dual effects of enhanced ionic bonding and expanded orbital hybridization between Th-6f and H-sp3 orbitals during depressurization are primary factors governing the dynamic stability of R3̄c-LaThH12 at low pressures. Our findings offer crucial insights into the underlying mechanisms governing low-pressure stability and provide guidance for experimental efforts aimed at realizing hydrogen-based superconductors with both low synthesis pressures and high-Tc.
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- Pengye Liu
- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China.
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China
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Liu Y, Cui B, Zhang P, Xiao S, Duan D, Ding Y. Polymicrobial Infection Induces Adipose Tissue Dysfunction via Gingival Extracellular Vesicles. J Dent Res 2024; 103:187-196. [PMID: 38095271 DOI: 10.1177/00220345231211210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
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Recent studies have indicated that periodontitis promotes metabolic dysregulation and insulin resistance by affecting the function of white adipose tissue (WAT). However, the mechanisms linking periodontitis to adipose tissue dysfunction still need to be explored. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) deliver messages to distal sites and regulate their function. Also, recent studies have shown that periodontitis changes the composition of EVs in body fluids and that EVs might be one of the mechanisms underlying the relationship between periodontitis and insulin resistance. Herein, we explored the impact of polymicrobial oral infection with periodontal pathogens on the function of WAT and the role of gingival EVs (gEVs) in the process. Mice were subjected to oral inoculation with 109 Porphyromonas gingivalis and 108 Fusobacterium nucleatum every other day for 14 wk. This prolonged bacterial infection induced WAT dysfunction, characterized by reduced levels of AKT phosphorylation, adiponectin, leptin, and genes associated with adipogenesis and lipogenesis. We successfully isolated gEVs with satisfactory yield and purity. The RNA sequencing results showed that the differentially expressed microRNAs in the gEVs of mice with polymicrobial oral infection were involved in insulin signaling and adipose tissue function. Notably, our in vitro experiments and RNA sequencing results revealed the functional similarities between gEVs and plasma-derived EVs. Furthermore, intraperitoneal injection with gEVs derived from mice with oral infection induced the dysfunction of WAT in healthy mice. Overall, our findings provide evidence for the influence of polymicrobial oral infection on WAT function and propose gEVs as a novel pathway through which periodontal infection may exert its effects on WAT.
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- Y Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Periodontology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Stomatology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Periodontology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Periodontology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Periodontology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Periodontology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Periodontology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Chen S, Xie H, Xu D, Chen J, Cao B, Liang M, Sun Y, Gai X, Wang X, Yang M, Zhang M, Duan D, Li D, Tian F. Superconductivity of cubic MB6 (M = Na, K, Rb, Cs). J Chem Phys 2024; 160:044702. [PMID: 38258919 DOI: 10.1063/5.0179339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Previous studies have shown that NaB6, KB6, and RbB6 adopting Pm3̄m are superconductors with a relatively high Tc under ambient conditions. In this paper, we conducted systematic structural and related properties research on CsB6 through a genetic evolution algorithm and total energy calculations based on density functional theory between 0 and 20 GPa. Our results reveal a cubic Pm3̄m CsB6, which is dynamically stable under the pressures we studied. We systematically calculated the formation enthalpies, electronic properties, and superconducting properties of Pm3̄m MB6 (M = Na, K, Rb, Cs). They all exhibit metallic features, and boron has high contributions to band structures, density of states, and electron-phonon coupling (EPC). The calculated results about the Helmholtz free energy difference of Pm3̄m CsB6 at 0, 10, and 20 GPa indicate that it is stable upon chemical decomposition (decomposition to simple substances Cs and B) from 0 to 400 K. The phonon density of states indicates that boron atoms occupy the high frequency area. The EPC results show that Pm3̄m CsB6 is a superconductor with Tc = 11.7 K at 0 GPa, close to NaB6 (13.1 K), KB6 (11.7 K), and RbB6 (11.3 K) at 0 GPa in our work, which indicates that boron atoms play an essential role in superconductivity: vibrations of B6 regular octagons lead to the high Tc of Pm3̄m MB6. Our work about Pm3̄m hexaborides provides a supplementary study on the borides of the group IA elements (without Fr and Li) and has an important guiding significance for the experimental synthesis of CsB6.
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- Shi Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Hebei Normal University for Nationalities, Chengde 067000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Xu M, Duan D, Du M, Zhao W, An D, Song H, Cui T. Phase diagrams and superconductivity of ternary Ca-Al-H compounds under high pressure. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:32534-32540. [PMID: 37997767 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03952h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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The search for high-temperature superconductors in hydrides under high pressure has always been a research hotspot. Hydrogen-based superconductors offer an avenue to achieve the long-sought goal of superconductivity at room temperature. Here we systematically explored the high-pressure phase diagram, electronic properties, lattice dynamics and superconductivity of the ternary Ca-Al-H system using ab initio methods. At 80 GPa, CaAlH5 transforms from Cmcm to P21/m phase. Both of Cmcm-CaAlH5 and Pnnm-CaAl2H8 are semiconductors. At 200 GPa, P4/mmm-CaAlH7 and a metastable compound Immm-Ca2AlH12 were found. Furthermore, P4/mmm-CaAlH7 shows obvious softening of the high frequency vibration modes, which improves the strength of electron-phonon coupling. Therefore, a superconducting transition temperature Tc of 71 K is generated in P4/mmm-CaAlH7 at 50 GPa. In addition, the thermodynamic metastable Immm-Ca2AlH12 exhibits a superconducting transition temperature of 118 K at 250 GPa. These results are very useful for the experimental searching of new high-Tc superconductors in ternary hydrides. Our work may provide an opportunity to search for high Tc superconductors at lower pressure.
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- Ming Xu
- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Zhang L, Li S, Sun H, Jiang Q, Wang Y, Fang Y, Shi Y, Duan D, Wang K, Jiang H, Sui L, Wu G, Yuan K, Zou B. Revealing the Mechanism of Pressure-Induced Emission in Layered Silver-Bismuth Double Perovskites. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202301573. [PMID: 36738102 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202301573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Pressure-induced emission (PIE) associated with self-trapping excitons (STEs) in low-dimensional halide perovskites has attracted great attention for better materials-by-design. Here, using 2D layered double perovskite (C6 H5 CH2 CH2 NH3 + )4 AgBiBr8 as a model system, we advance a fundamental physicochemical mechanism of the PIE from the perspective of carrier dynamics and excited-state behaviors of local lattice distortion. We observed a pressure-driven STE transformation from dark to bright states, corresponding a strong broadband Stokes-shifted emission. Further theoretical analysis demonstrated that the suppressed lattice distortion and enhanced electronic dimensionality in the excited-state play an important role in the formation of stabilized bright STEs, which could manipulate the self-trapping energy and lattice deformation energy to form an energy barrier between the potential energy curves of ground- and excited-state, and enhance the electron-hole orbital overlap, respectively.
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- Long Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.,Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Dalian Coherent Light Source, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Dalian Coherent Light Source, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Dalian Coherent Light Source, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Zhao W, Song H, Du M, Jiang Q, Ma T, Xu M, Duan D, Cui T. Pressure-induced high-temperature superconductivity in ternary Y-Zr-H compounds. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:5237-5243. [PMID: 36723263 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05850b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Compressed hydrogen-rich compounds have received extensive attention as appealing contenders for superconductors. Here, we found several stable hydrides YZrH6, YZrH8, YZr3H16 and YZrH18, and a series of metastable clathrate hexahydrides in the systematic investigation of Y-Zr-H ternary hydrides under pressure. Electron-phonon coupling calculations indicate that they all exhibit high temperature superconductivity and perform better than the binary Zr-H system. YZrH6 can maintain dynamic stability down to ambient pressure and keep a critical temperature (Tc) of 16 K. The stable YZrH18 and metastable Y3ZrH24 with high hydrogen content exhibit high Tc of 156 K and 185 K at 200 GPa, respectively. Further analysis shows that the phonon modes associated with H atoms contribute significantly to the electron-phonon coupling. The hydrogen content and the stoichiometric ratio of Y and Zr closely affect the density of states at the Fermi level, thereby affecting the superconductivity. Our work presents an important step toward understanding the superconductivity and stability of transition metal ternary hydrides.
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- Wendi Zhao
- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Zhang L, Li S, Sun H, Jiang Q, Wang Y, Fang Y, Shi Y, Duan D, Wang K, Jiang H, Sui L, Wu G, Yuan K, Zou B. Revealing the Mechanism of Pressure‐Induced Emission in Layered Silver‐Bismuth Double Perovskites. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202301573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Long Zhang
- Jilin University State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials Qianjin Street 2699 130012 Changchun CHINA
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- Peking University College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Yiheyuan Road No.5 100871 Beijing CHINA
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- Peking University College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Yiheyuan Road No.5 100871 Beijing CHINA
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- Jilin University State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials Qianjin Street 2699 130012 Changchun CHINA
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- Jilin University State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials Qianjin Street 2699 130012 Changchun CHINA
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- Jilin University State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials Qianjin Street 2699 130012 Changchun CHINA
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- Jilin University Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics Qianjin Street 2699 130012 Changchun CHINA
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- Jilin University State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials Qianjin Street 2699 130012 Changchun CHINA
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- Jilin University State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials Qianjin Street 2699# 130012 Changchun CHINA
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- Peking University College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Yiheyuan Road No.5 100871 Beijing CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics Zhongshan Road No.457 116023 Dalian CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics Zhongshan Road No.457 116023 Dalian CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics Zhongshan Road No.457 116023 Dalian CHINA
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- Jilin University State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials Qianjin Street 2699 130012 Changchun CHINA
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Shi K, Huo Z, Liang T, Sui Y, Liu C, Shu H, Wang L, Duan D, Zou B. Harvesting PdH Employing Pd Nano Icosahedrons via High Pressure. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2023; 10:e2205133. [PMID: 36373732 PMCID: PMC9896048 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Palladium hydrides (PdHx ) have important applications in hydrogen storage, catalysis, and superconductivity. Because of the unique electron subshell structure of Pd, quenching PdHx materials with more than 0.706 hydrogen stoichiometry remains challenging. Here, the 1:1 stoichiometric PdH ( F m 3 ¯ m ) $Fm\bar{3}m)$ is successfully synthesized using Pd nano icosahedrons as a starting material via high-pressure cold-forging at 0.2 GPa. The synthetic initial pressure is reduced by at least one order of magnitude relative to the bulk Pd precursors. Furthermore, PdH is quenched at ambient conditions after being laser heated ≈2000 K under ≈30 GPa. Corresponding ab initio calculations demonstrate that the high potential barrier of the facets (111) restricts hydrogen atoms' diffusion, preventing hydrogen atoms from combining to generate H2 . This study paves the way for the high-pressure synthesis of metal hydrides with promising potential applications.
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- Kun Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard MaterialsCollege of PhysicsJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard MaterialsCollege of PhysicsJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard MaterialsCollege of PhysicsJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard MaterialsCollege of PhysicsJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- Synergetic Extreme Condition User FacilityState Key Laboratory of Superhard MaterialsCollege of PhysicsJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced ResearchShanghai211203P. R. China
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- Center for High Pressure Science (CHiPS)State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and TechnologyYanshan UniversityQinhuangdaoHebei066004P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard MaterialsCollege of PhysicsJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard MaterialsCollege of PhysicsJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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Jiang Q, Zhang Z, Song H, Ma Y, Sun Y, Miao M, Cui T, Duan D. Ternary superconducting hydrides stabilized via Th and Ce elements at mild pressures. Fundamental Research 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2022.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Yang M, Zhang Y, Liang M, Sun Y, Duan D, Tian F. First principle studies of TiO 2-ZnO alloys under high pressure. J Phys Condens Matter 2022; 51:024003. [PMID: 36322990 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac9f9a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The ZnO-TiO2composite system has been applied as a photocatalyst in the treatment of organic waste and domestic wastewater due to its high separation rate of photogenerated carriers and wide light response range. Using the first-principles approach based on density functional theory, we investigated the crystal structures and the electronic properties of ZnO-TiO2alloys under high pressure and predicted three stable high-pressure phases (CmcmZnTiO3,ImmaZn2TiO4andCmZnTi3O7). Calculations of the phonon spectra and elastic constants showed that the predicted structures are dynamically and mechanically stable. In terms of electronic properties, it was found that the three crystal structures were all semiconductors. With the increase of pressure, the band gap ofCmZnTi3O7showed an increasing trend, while the band gap ofCmcmZnTiO3andImmaZn2TiO4gradually decreased. The calculated band structures showed that the band gap first increases nonlinearly and then decreases as the Zn concentration increases. Pressure can regulate the band gap of the above crystals, making them promising for applications in photocatalysis and microwave devices.
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- Mengxin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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Zhao W, Song H, Liu Z, Du M, Zhang Z, Liu Z, Jiang Q, Chen L, Duan D, Cui T. Pressure Induced Clathrate Hydrogen-Rich Superconductors KH 20 and KH 30. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:18112-18118. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Wendi Zhao
- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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Du M, Song H, Zhang Z, Duan D, Cui T. Room-Temperature Superconductivity in Yb/Lu Substituted Clathrate Hexahydrides under Moderate Pressure. Research (Wash D C) 2022; 2022:9784309. [PMID: 36061823 PMCID: PMC9394054 DOI: 10.34133/2022/9784309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Room temperature superconductivity is a dream that mankind has been chasing for a century. In recent years, the synthesis of H3S, LaH10, and C-S-H compounds under high pressures has gradually made that dream become a reality. But the extreme high pressure required for stabilization of hydrogen-based superconductors limit their applications. So, the next challenge is to achieve room-temperature superconductivity at significantly low pressures, even ambient pressure. In this work, we design a series of high temperature superconductors that can be stable at moderate pressures by incorporating heavy rare earth elements Yb/Lu into sodalite-like clathrate hexahydrides. In particular, the critical temperatures (Tc) of Y3LuH24, YLuH12, and YLu3H24 can reach 283 K at 120 GPa, 275 K at 140 GPa, and 288 K at 110 GPa, respectively. Their critical temperatures are close to or have reached room temperature, and minimum stable pressures are significantly lower than that of reported room temperature superconductors. Our work provides an effective method for the rational design of low-pressure stabilized hydrogen-based superconductors with room-temperature superconductivity simultaneously and will stimulate further experimental exploration.
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- Mingyang Du
- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- Institute of High-Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Xie H, Liang T, Cui T, Feng X, Song H, Li D, Tian F, Redfern SAT, Pickard CJ, Duan D. Structural diversity and hydrogen storage properties in the system K-Si-H. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:13033-13039. [PMID: 35583230 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00298a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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KSiH3 exhibits 4.1 wt% experimental hydrogen storage capacity and shows reversibility under moderate conditions, which provides fresh impetus to the search for other complex hydrides in the K-Si-H system. Here, we reproduce the stable Fm3̄m phase of K2SiH6 and uncover two denser phases, space groups P3̄m1 and P63mc at ambient pressure, by means of first-principles structure searches. We note that P3̄m1-K2SiH6 has a high hydrogen content of 5.4 wt% and a volumetric density of 88.3 g L-1. Further calculations suggest a favorable dehydrogenation temperature Tdes of -20.1/55.8 °C with decomposition into KSi + K + H2. The higher hydrogen density and appropriate dehydrogenation temperature indicate that K2SiH6 is a promising hydrogen storage material, and our results provide helpful and clear guidance for further experimental studies. We found three further potential hydrogen storage materials stable at high pressure: K2SiH8, KSiH7 and KSiH8. These results suggest the need for further investigations into hydrogen storage materials among such ternary hydrides at high pressure.
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- Hui Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China. .,Department of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Hebei Normal University for Nationalities, Chengde, 067000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China. .,Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P. R. China.
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- Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University - the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chengdu, 610207, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China.
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- Asian School of the Environment and School of Materials Science and Engineering, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK.,Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China.
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Chen L, Liang T, Zhang Z, Song H, Liu Z, Jiang Q, Chen Y, Duan D. Phase transitions and properties of lanthanum under high pressures. J Phys Condens Matter 2022; 34:204005. [PMID: 35172288 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac55d7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Lanthanum (La), the first member of the lanthanide elements, recently aroused interests due to the discovery of high-Tcsuperconductor LaH10under high pressures and its unique superconducting properties. Here, we study the phase transitions, superconductivity and mechanical properties of metallic La under high pressures by first-principle calculations. The known face-centered cubic (fcc) phase with space groupFm3¯mstill exists above 100 GPa. And it transforms into an unprecedented body-centered tetragonal (bct) phase with space groupI4/mmmabove 180 GPa, which expands the high pressure phase transition sequence. Further calculations show that the superconducting transition temperatureTcof fcc phase decreases with increasing pressure with the rate of -0.13 K GPa-1, in good agreement with the experimental results. For the bct phase, the estimated superconducting transition temperature is very low withTcof 0.7 K at 200 GPa. The calculations of mechanical properties show that both of fcc and bct phases are compressible and brittle.
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- Ling Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Xin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
- Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211
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Du M, Zhao W, Cui T, Duan D. Compressed superhydrides: the road to room temperature superconductivity. J Phys Condens Matter 2022; 34:173001. [PMID: 35078164 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac4eaf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Room-temperature superconductivity has been a long-held dream and an area of intensive research. The discovery of H3S and LaH10under high pressure, with superconducting critical temperatures (Tc) above 200 K, sparked a race to find room temperature superconductors in compressed superhydrides. In recent groundbreaking work, room-temperature superconductivity of 288 K was achieved in carbonaceous sulfur hydride at 267 GPa. Here, we describe the important attempts of hydrides in the process of achieving room temperature superconductivity in decades, summarize the main characteristics of high-temperature hydrogen-based superconductors, such as hydrogen structural motifs, bonding features, electronic structure as well as electron-phonon coupling etc. This work aims to provide an up-to-date summary of several type hydrogen-based superconductors based on the hydrogen structural motifs, including covalent superhydrides, clathrate superhydrides, layered superhydrides, and hydrides containing isolated H atom, H2and H3molecular units.
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- Mingyang Du
- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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Zhang Z, Cui T, Hutcheon MJ, Shipley AM, Song H, Du M, Kresin VZ, Duan D, Pickard CJ, Yao Y. Design Principles for High-Temperature Superconductors with a Hydrogen-Based Alloy Backbone at Moderate Pressure. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 128:047001. [PMID: 35148145 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.047001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Hydrogen-based superconductors provide a route to the long-sought goal of room-temperature superconductivity, but the high pressures required to metallize these materials limit their immediate application. For example, carbonaceous sulfur hydride, the first room-temperature superconductor made in a laboratory, can reach a critical temperature (T_{c}) of 288 K only at the extreme pressure of 267 GPa. The next recognized challenge is the realization of room-temperature superconductivity at significantly lower pressures. Here, we propose a strategy for the rational design of high-temperature superconductors at low pressures by alloying small-radius elements and hydrogen to form ternary H-based superconductors with alloy backbones. We identify a "fluorite-type" backbone in compositions of the form AXH_{8}, which exhibit high-temperature superconductivity at moderate pressures compared with other reported hydrogen-based superconductors. The Fm3[over ¯]m phase of LaBeH_{8}, with a fluorite-type H-Be alloy backbone, is predicted to be thermodynamically stable above 98 GPa, and dynamically stable down to 20 GPa with a high T_{c}∼185 K. This is substantially lower than the synthesis pressure required by the geometrically similar clathrate hydride LaH_{10} (170 GPa). Our approach paves the way for finding high-T_{c} ternary H-based superconductors at conditions close to ambient pressures.
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- Zihan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Theory of Condensed Matter Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J. J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Theory of Condensed Matter Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J. J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E2, Canada
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Du M, Zhang Z, Song H, Yu H, Cui T, Kresin VZ, Duan D. Reply to the 'Comment on "High-temperature superconductivity in transition metallic hydrides MH 11 (M = Mo, W, Nb, and Ta) under high pressure"' by X. Zheng and J. Zheng, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, DOI: 10.1039/D1CP01474A. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:1898-1899. [PMID: 35024713 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp04384f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Our paper is concerned with the specific hydrogen compound MoH11. The authors of the Comment advocate investigating the role of umklapp processes (UP). For the hydrogen compounds, the main contribution to the strength of the pairing interaction is provided not by acoustic, but by optical phonons. This key factor leads to a diminishing role of the UP for the compound of interest.
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- Mingyang Du
- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China. .,Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China.
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- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China.
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The discovery of the high-temperature superconducting state in the compounds of hydrogen, carbon and sulfur with a critical temperature (Tc) of 288 K at high pressure is an important milestone towards room-temperature superconductors. Here, we have extensively investigated the high-pressure phases of CS2H10, and found four phases Cmc21, P3m1, P3̄m1 and Pm. Among them, P3m1 can be dynamically stable at a pressure as low as 50 GPa, and Cmc21 has a high Tc of 155 K at 150 GPa. Both Cmc21 and P3m1 are host-guest hydrides, in which CH4 molecules are inserted into Im3̄m-H3S and R3m-H3S sublattices, respectively. Their Tc is dominated by the H3S lattice inside. The insertion of CH4 molecules greatly reduces the pressure required for the stability of the original H3S lattice, but it has a negative impact on superconductivity which cannot be ignored. By studying the effect of CH4 insertion in the H3S lattice, we can design hydrides with a Tc close to that of H3S and a greatly reduced pressure required for stability.
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- Mingyang Du
- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China. .,Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China.
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Liu Z, Zhuang Q, Tian F, Duan D, Song H, Zhang Z, Li F, Li H, Li D, Cui T. Proposed Superconducting Electride Li_{6}C by sp-Hybridized Cage States at Moderate Pressures. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 127:157002. [PMID: 34678001 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.157002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The combination of electride state and superconductivity within the same compound, e.g., [Ca_{24}Al_{28}O_{6}]^{4+}(4e^{-}), opens up a new category of conventional superconductors. However, neither the underlying causations to explain superconducting behaviors nor effects of interstitial quasiatoms (ISQs) on superconductivity remain unclear. Here we have designed an efficient and resource-saving method to identify superconducting electrides only by chemical compositions and bonding characteristics. A representative superconducting electride Li_{6}C with a noteworthy T_{c} of 10 K below 1 Mbar among the known binary electrides has been revealed. Our first-principles studies unveil that the anomalous sp-hybridized cage-state ISQs, as a guest in Li_{6}C, exhibit unexpected ionic and covalent bonds, which act as a chemical precompression to lower dynamically stable pressure. More importantly, we uncover that, contrary to common expectations, the high T_{c} is attributed to the strong electron-phonon coupling derived from the synergy of interatomic coupling effect, phonon softening caused by Fermi surface nesting, and phonon-coupled bands, which are mainly dominated by host sp-hybridized electrons, rather than the ISQs. Our present results elucidate a new superconducting mechanism of electrides and shed light on the way for seeking a high-T_{c} superconductor at lower pressures in cage-state electrides.
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- Zhao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, Nano Innovation Institute (NII), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, People's Republic of China
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Chen W, Semenok DV, Huang X, Shu H, Li X, Duan D, Cui T, Oganov AR. High-Temperature Superconducting Phases in Cerium Superhydride with a T_{c} up to 115 K below a Pressure of 1 Megabar. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 127:117001. [PMID: 34558917 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.117001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The discoveries of high-temperature superconductivity in H_{3}S and LaH_{10} have excited the search for superconductivity in compressed hydrides, finally leading to the first discovery of a room-temperature superconductor in a carbonaceous sulfur hydride. In contrast to rapidly expanding theoretical studies, high-pressure experiments on hydride superconductors are expensive and technically challenging. Here, we experimentally discovered superconductivity in two new phases, Fm3[over ¯]m-CeH_{10} (SC-I phase) and P6_{3}/mmc-CeH_{9} (SC-II phase) at pressures that are much lower (<100 GPa) than those needed to stabilize other polyhydride superconductors. Superconductivity was evidenced by a sharp drop of the electrical resistance to zero and decreased critical temperature in deuterated samples and in external magnetic field. SC-I has T_{c}=115 K at 95 GPa, showing an expected decrease in further compression due to the decrease of the electron-phonon coupling (EPC) coefficient λ (from 2.0 at 100 GPa to 0.8 at 200 GPa). SC-II has T_{c}=57 K at 88 GPa, rapidly increasing to a maximum T_{c}∼100 K at 130 GPa, and then decreasing in further compression. According to the theoretical calculation, this is due to a maximum of λ at the phase transition from P6_{3}/mmc-CeH_{9} into a symmetry-broken modification C2/c-CeH_{9}. The pressure-temperature conditions of synthesis affect the actual hydrogen content and the actual value of T_{c}. Anomalously low pressures of stability of cerium superhydrides make them appealing for studies of superhydrides and for designing new superhydrides with stability at even lower pressures.
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- Wuhao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, bldg. 1 Moscow, Russia 121205
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, bldg. 1 Moscow, Russia 121205
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Li L, Zhao X, Bao K, Duan D, Cui T. Pressure-Induced Transition from Spin to Superconducting States in Novel MnN 2. ACS Omega 2021; 6:21830-21836. [PMID: 34471785 PMCID: PMC8388077 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c03583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The connection between magnetism and superconductivity has long been discussed since the discovery of Fe-based superconductors. Here, we report the discovery of a pressure-induced transition from a spin to a superconducting state in novel MnN2 based on ab initio calculations. The superconducting state can be obtained in two ways: the first is the pressure-induced transition from an AFM-P21/m to an NM-I4/mmm phase at 30 GPa, while the other is the pressure-induced transition from an FM-I4/mmm phase to magnetic vanishing at 14 GPa, which leads to a structural transition with the distortion of octahedrons to tetragonal pyramids. NM-I4/mmm-MnN2 is superconductive with T c ≈ 17.6 K at 0 GPa. In the second way, electronic structure calculations indicate that the system transforms from a high-spin state to a low-spin state due to increasing crystal-field splitting, causing disappearance of magnetism; more electron occupancy around the Fermi level drives the emergence of superconductivity. Remarkably, I4/mmm-MnN2 can achieve mutual spin-to-superconducting state transformation by pressure. Moreover, the AFM-P21/m-MnN2 phase is extremely incompressible with the hardness above 20 GPa. Our results provide a reasonable and systematic interpretation for the connection between magnetism and superconductivity and give clues for achieving spin-to-superconducting switching materials with certain crystal features.
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- Li Li
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Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Liang T, Zhang Z, Yu H, Cui T, Feng X, Pickard CJ, Duan D, Redfern SAT. Pressure-Induced Superionicity of H - in Hypervalent Sodium Silicon Hydrides. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:7166-7172. [PMID: 34297555 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Superionic states simultaneously exhibit properties of a fluid and a solid. Proton (H+) superionicity in ice, H3O, He-H2O, and He-NH3 compounds is well-studied. However, hydride (H-) superionicity in H-rich compounds is rare, being associated with instability and strongly reducing conditions. Silicon, sodium, and hydrogen are abundant elements in many astrophysical bodies. Here, we use first-principles calculations to show that, at high pressure, Na, Si, and H can form several hypervalent compounds. A previously unreported superionic state of Na2SiH6 results from unconstrained H- in the hypervalent [SiH6]2- unit. Na2SiH6 is dynamically stable at low pressure (3 GPa), becoming superionic at 5 GPa, and re-entering solid/fluid states at about 25 GPa. Our observation of H- transport opens up a new field of H- conductors. It also has implications for the formation of conducting layers at depth in exotic carbon exoplanets, potentially enhancing the habitability of such planets.
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- Tianxiao Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University - the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chengdu 610207, China
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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Duan D, Liu Z, Lin Z, Song H, Xie H, Cui T, Pickard CJ, Miao M. Multistep Dissociation of Fluorine Molecules under Extreme Compression. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:225704. [PMID: 34152171 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.225704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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All elements that form diatomic molecules, such as H_{2}, N_{2}, O_{2}, Cl_{2}, Br_{2}, and I_{2}, are destined to become atomic solids under sufficiently high pressure. However, as revealed by many experimental and theoretical studies, these elements show very different propensity and transition paths due to the balance of reduced volume, lone pair electrons, and interatomic bonds. The study of F under pressure can illuminate this intricate behavior since F, owing to its unique position on the periodic table, can be compared with H, with N and O, and also with other halogens. Nevertheless, F remains the only element whose solid structure evolution under pressure has not been thoroughly studied. Using a large-scale crystal structure search method based on first principles calculations, we find that, before reaching an atomic phase, F solid transforms first into a structure consisting of F_{2} molecules and F polymer chains and then into a structure consisting of F polymer chains and F atoms, a distinctive evolution with pressure that has not been seen in any other elements. Both intermediate structures are found to be metallic and become superconducting, a result that adds F to the elemental superconductors.
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- Defang Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Northridge, California 91220, USA
- Department of Earth Science, University of California Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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Du M, Zhang Z, Song H, Yu H, Cui T, Kresin VZ, Duan D. High-temperature superconductivity in transition metallic hydrides MH 11 (M = Mo, W, Nb, and Ta) under high pressure. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:6717-6724. [PMID: 33710184 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp06435a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The discovery of H3S and LaH10 is an important step towards the development of room temperature superconductors which fuels the enthusiasm for finding promising superconductors among hydrides at high pressure. In the present study, three new and stable stoichiometric MoH5, MoH6 and MoH11 compounds were found in the pressure range of 100-300 GPa. The highly hydrogen-rich phase of Cmmm-MoH11 has a layered structure that contains various forms of hydrogen: H, H2- and H3- units. It is a high-Tc material with an estimated Tc value in the range of 165-182 K at 250 GPa. The same structures are also found in NbH11, TaH11, and WH11, each material showing Tc ranging from 117 to 168 K. By combining the method of using two coupling constants λopt and λac, and two characteristic frequencies (optical and acoustic) with first-principle calculations, we found that the high values of Tc are mainly caused by the presence of high frequency optical modes, but the acoustic modes also play a noticeable role.
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- Mingyang Du
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Department of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China.
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Zhao W, Shi J, Tian C, Wu J, Li H, Li Y, Yu B, Luo Y, Wu H, Xie Z, Wang C, Duan D, Li D, Meng Q. CdS Induced Passivation toward High Efficiency and Stable Planar Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:9771-9780. [PMID: 33615775 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c18311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In perovskite solar cells, the halide vacancy defects on the perovskite film surface/interface will instigate charge recombination, leading to a decrease in cell performance. In this study, cadmium sulfide (CdS) has been introduced into the precursor solution to reduce the halide vacancy defects and improve the cell performance. The highest efficiency of the device reaches 21.62%. Density functional theory calculation reveals that the incorporated Cd2+ ions can partially replace Pb2+ ions, thus forming a strong Cd-I bond and effectively reducing iodide vacancy defects (VI); at the same time, the loss of the charge recombination is significantly reduced because VI is filled by S2- ions. Besides, the substitution of Cd2+ for Pb2+ could increase the generation of PbI2, which can further passivate the grain boundary. Therefore, the stability of the cells, together with the efficiency of the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs), is also improved, maintaining 87.5% of its initial PCEs after being irradiated over 410 h. This work provides a very effective strategy to passivate the surface/interface defects of perovskite films for more efficient and stable optoelectronic devices.
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- Wenyan Zhao
- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy (CAS), Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen 333403, China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy (CAS), Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen 333403, China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy (CAS), Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy (CAS), Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy (CAS), Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy (CAS), Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy (CAS), Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy (CAS), Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen 333403, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen 333403, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy (CAS), Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy (CAS), Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China
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Chen W, Semenok DV, Kvashnin AG, Huang X, Kruglov IA, Galasso M, Song H, Duan D, Goncharov AF, Prakapenka VB, Oganov AR, Cui T. Synthesis of molecular metallic barium superhydride: pseudocubic BaH 12. Nat Commun 2021; 12:273. [PMID: 33431840 PMCID: PMC7801595 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20103-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Following the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in the La-H system, we studied the formation of new chemical compounds in the barium-hydrogen system at pressures from 75 to 173 GPa. Using in situ generation of hydrogen from NH3BH3, we synthesized previously unknown superhydride BaH12 with a pseudocubic (fcc) Ba sublattice in four independent experiments. Density functional theory calculations indicate close agreement between the theoretical and experimental equations of state. In addition, we identified previously known P6/mmm-BaH2 and possibly BaH10 and BaH6 as impurities in the samples. Ab initio calculations show that newly discovered semimetallic BaH12 contains H2 and H3- molecular units and detached H12 chains which are formed as a result of a Peierls-type distortion of the cubic cage structure. Barium dodecahydride is a unique molecular hydride with metallic conductivity that demonstrates the superconducting transition around 20 K at 140 GPa.
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- Wuhao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow, 143026, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow, 143026, Russia
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 9 Institutsky Lane, Dolgoprudny, 141700, Russia
- Dukhov Research Institute of Automatics (VNIIA), Moscow, 127055, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow, 143026, Russia
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC, 20015, USA
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow, 143026, Russia.
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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Xue Y, Li C, Duan D, Wang M, Han X, Wang K, Qiao R, Li XJ, Li XL. Genome-wide association studies for growth-related traits in a crossbreed pig population. Anim Genet 2020; 52:217-222. [PMID: 33372713 DOI: 10.1111/age.13032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Growth-related traits are important economic traits in the pig industry that directly influence pork production efficiency. To detect quantitative trait loci and candidate genes affecting growth traits, genome-wide association studies were performed for backfat thickness (BF) and loin muscle depth (LMD) in 370 Chuying-black pigs using Illumina PorcineSNP50 BeadChip array. We totally identified 14 BF-associated SNPs, which included 11 genome-wide SNPs (P < 1.39E-06) and 3 chromosome-wide suggestive SNPs (P < 2.79E-05) and for LMD, 9 SNPs surpassed the genome-wide significant threshold (P < 1.39E-06). These SNPs explained 30.33 and 27.51% phenotypic variance for BF and LMD respectively. Furthermore, 14 and 9 genes nearest to the significant SNPs were selected to be candidate genes, including MAGED1, GPHN, CCSER1, and GUCY2D for BF and PARM1, COL18A1, HSF5, and SCML2 genes for LMD. One significant SNP, which explained 6.07% of phenotypic variance for BF, mapped to a pleiotropic quantitative trait locus with a 494-kb interval. Together, the SNPs and candidate genes identified in this study will advance our understanding of the complex genetic architecture of BF and LMD traits, and they will also provide important clues for future implementation of a genomic selection program in Chuying-black pigs.
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China
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Xie H, Yao Y, Feng X, Duan D, Song H, Zhang Z, Jiang S, Redfern SAT, Kresin VZ, Pickard CJ, Cui T. Hydrogen Pentagraphenelike Structure Stabilized by Hafnium: A High-Temperature Conventional Superconductor. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:217001. [PMID: 33275012 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.217001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The recent discovery of H_{3}S and LaH_{10} superconductors with record high superconducting transition temperatures T_{c} at high pressure has fueled the search for room-temperature superconductivity in the compressed superhydrides. Here we introduce a new class of high T_{c} hydrides with a novel structure and unusual properties. We predict the existence of an unprecedented hexagonal HfH_{10}, with remarkably high value of T_{c} (around 213-234 K) at 250 GPa. As concerns the novel structure, the H ions in HfH_{10} are arranged in clusters to form a planar "pentagraphenelike" sublattice. The layered arrangement of these planar units is entirely different from the covalent sixfold cubic structure in H_{3}S and clathratelike structure in LaH_{10}. The Hf atom acts as a precompressor and electron donor to the hydrogen sublattice. This pentagraphenelike H_{10} structure is also found in ZrH_{10}, ScH_{10}, and LuH_{10} at high pressure, each material showing a high T_{c} ranging from 134 to 220 K. Our study of dense superhydrides with pentagraphenelike layered structures opens the door to the exploration of a new class of high T_{c} superconductors.
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- Hui Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing 100094, China
- Department of Earth Science, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing 100094, China
- Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- Institute of High Pressure Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Zhao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, People’s Republic of China
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Xie H, Zhang W, Duan D, Huang X, Huang Y, Song H, Feng X, Yao Y, Pickard CJ, Cui T. Superconducting Zirconium Polyhydrides at Moderate Pressures. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:646-651. [PMID: 31903761 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Highly compressed hydrides have been at the forefront of the search for high-Tc superconductivity. The recent discovery of record-high Tc's in H3S and LaH10±x under high pressure fuels the enthusiasm for finding good superconductors in similar hydride groups. Guided by first-principles structure prediction, we successfully synthesized ZrH3 and Zr4H15 at modest pressures (30-50 GPa) in diamond anvil cells by two different reaction routes: ZrH2 + H2 at room temperature and Zr + H2 at ∼1500 K by laser heating. From the synchrotron X-ray diffraction patterns, ZrH3 is found to have a Pm3̅n structure corresponding to the familiar A15 structure, and Zr4H15 has an I4̅3d structure isostructural to Th4H15. Electrical resistance measurement and the dependence of Tc on the applied magnetic field of the sample showed the emergence of two superconducting transitions at 6.4 and 4.0 K at 40 GPa, which correspond to the two Tc's for ZrH3 and Zr4H15.
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- Hui Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy , University of Cambridge , 27 Charles Babbage Road , Cambridge CB3 0FS , United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR) , 10 Xibeiwang East Road , Beijing , 100094 , China
- Department of Earth Science , University of Cambridge , Downing Street , Cambridge CB2 3EQ , United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics , University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon , Saskatchewan S7N 5E2 , Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy , University of Cambridge , 27 Charles Babbage Road , Cambridge CB3 0FS , United Kingdom
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research , Tohoku University , 2-1-1 Katahira , Aoba, Sendai 980-8577 , Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
- School of Physical Science and Technology , Ningbo University , No. 818 Fenghua Road , Jiangbei District, Ningbo , 315211 , China
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Zhou D, Semenok DV, Duan D, Xie H, Chen W, Huang X, Li X, Liu B, Oganov AR, Cui T. Superconducting praseodymium superhydrides. Sci Adv 2020; 6:eaax6849. [PMID: 32158937 PMCID: PMC7048426 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax6849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Superhydrides have complex hydrogenic sublattices and are important prototypes for studying metallic hydrogen and high-temperature superconductors. Previous results for LaH10 suggest that the Pr-H system may be especially worth studying because of the magnetism and valence-band f-electrons in the element Pr. Here, we successfully synthesized praseodymium superhydrides (PrH9) in laser-heated diamond anvil cells. Synchrotron x-ray diffraction analysis demonstrated the presence of previously predicted F4 ¯ 3m-PrH9 and unexpected P63/mmc-PrH9 phases. Experimental studies of electrical resistance in the PrH9 sample showed the emergence of a possible superconducting transition (T c) below 9 K and T c dependent on the applied magnetic field. Theoretical calculations indicate that magnetic order and likely superconductivity coexist in a narrow range of pressures in the PrH9 sample, which may contribute to its low superconducting temperature. Our results highlight the intimate connections between hydrogenic sublattices, density of states, magnetism, and superconductivity in Pr-based superhydrides.
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- Di Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center 143026, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow, Russia
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center 143026, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow, Russia
- International Center for Materials Discovery, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Zhou D, Semenok DV, Xie H, Huang X, Duan D, Aperis A, Oppeneer PM, Galasso M, Kartsev AI, Kvashnin AG, Oganov AR, Cui T. High-Pressure Synthesis of Magnetic Neodymium Polyhydrides. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:2803-2811. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b10439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Di Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow 121205, Russia
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 516, Uppsala SE-75120, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 516, Uppsala SE-75120, Sweden
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow 121205, Russia
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- Computing Center of Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (CC FEB RAS), Khabarovsk 680000, Russian Federation
- School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow 121205, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow 121205, Russia
- International Center for Materials Discovery, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Green strain engineering makes the semiconductor-to-metal transition of skutterudite IrAs3 possible.
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- Yan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials
- College of Physics
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials
- College of Physics
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials
- College of Physics
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials
- College of Physics
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials
- College of Physics
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials
- College of Physics
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- People's Republic of China
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Feng X, Bao K, Tao Q, Li L, Shao Z, Yu H, Xu C, Ma S, Lian M, Zhao X, Ge Y, Li D, Duan D, Zhu P, Cui T. Role of TM-TM Connection Induced by Opposite d-Electron States on the Hardness of Transition-Metal (TM = Cr, W) Mononitrides. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:15573-15579. [PMID: 31696701 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Recent reports exposed an astonishing factor of high hardness that the connection between transition-metal (TM) atoms could enhance hardness, which is in contrast to the usual understanding that TM-TM will weaken hardness as the source of metallicity. It is surprising that there are two opposite mechanical characteristics in the one TM-TM bond. To uncover the intrinsic reason, we studied two appropriate mononitrides, CrN and WN, with the same light-element (LE) content and valence electron concentration. The two high-quality compounds were synthesized by a new metathesis under high pressure, and the Vickers hardness is 13.0 GPa for CrN and 20.0 GPa for WN. Combined with theoretical calculations, we found that the strong correlation of d electrons in TM-TM could seriously affect hardness. Thus, we make the complementary suggestions of the previous hardness factors that the antibonding d-electron state in TM-TM near the Fermi level should be avoided and a strong d covalent coupling in TM-TM is very beneficial for high hardness. Our results are very important for the further design of high-hardness and multifunctional TM and LE compounds.
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- Xiaokang Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , People's Republic of China
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Xiao X, Duan D, Xie H, Shao Z, Li D, Tian F, Song H, Yu H, Bao K, Cui T. Structure and superconductivity of protactinium hydrides under high pressure. J Phys Condens Matter 2019; 31:315403. [PMID: 31026850 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab1d03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We systematically study the stability, crystal structure, electronic property, and superconductivity of protactinium hydride (PaH n ) (n = 1-9) at a pressure range of 1 atm to 300 GPa by using the first principle of density functional theory. PaH n compounds are very rich, featuring six stoichiometries, such as PaH, PaH3, PaH4, PaH5, PaH8 and PaH9. PaH8 possesses the highly symmetrical crystal structure Fm-3m with cubic H8 units, which is predicted to be thermodynamically stable above 32 GPa. This phase maintains a dynamically stable decompression at 10 GPa. Electron-phonon coupling (EPC) calculations show that Fm-3m-PaH8 exhibits high superconducting critical transition temperature (T c) value of 79 K at 10 GPa due to a strong EPC and large logarithmic average frequency. The T c values of Fm-3m-PaH8 decrease with increasing pressure. Interestingly, superconducting PaH8 appears at low pressure, prompting experimental research.
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- Xuehui Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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Li X, Huang X, Duan D, Pickard CJ, Zhou D, Xie H, Zhuang Q, Huang Y, Zhou Q, Liu B, Cui T. Polyhydride CeH 9 with an atomic-like hydrogen clathrate structure. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3461. [PMID: 31371729 PMCID: PMC6671988 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11330-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Compression of hydrogen-rich hydrides has been proposed as an alternative way to attain the atomic metallic hydrogen state or high-temperature superconductors. However, it remains a challenge to get access to these states by synthesizing novel polyhydrides with unusually high hydrogen-to-metal ratios. Here we synthesize a series of cerium (Ce) polyhydrides by a direct reaction of Ce and H2 at high pressures. We discover that cerium polyhydride CeH9, formed above 100 GPa, presents a three-dimensional hydrogen network composed of clathrate H29 cages. The electron localization function together with band structure calculations elucidate the weak electron localization between H-H atoms and confirm its metallic character. By means of Ce atom doping, metallic hydrogen structure can be realized via the existence of CeH9. Particularly, Ce atoms play a positive role to stabilize the sublattice of hydrogen cages similar to the recently discovered near-room-temperature lanthanum hydride superconductors.
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- Xin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
- Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
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- Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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Huang X, Wang X, Duan D, Sundqvist B, Li X, Huang Y, Yu H, Li F, Zhou Q, Liu B, Cui T. High-temperature superconductivity in sulfur hydride evidenced by alternating-current magnetic susceptibility. Natl Sci Rev 2019; 6:713-718. [PMID: 34691926 PMCID: PMC8291430 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwz061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The search for high-temperature superconductivity is one of the research frontiers in physics. In the sulfur hydride system, an extremely high T c (∼200 K) has been recently developed at pressure. However, the Meissner effect measurement above megabar pressures is still a great challenge. Here, we report the superconductivity identification of sulfur hydride at pressure, employing an in situ alternating-current magnetic susceptibility technique. We determine the superconducting phase diagram, finding that superconductivity suddenly appears at 117 GPa and T c reaches 183 K at 149 GPa before decreasing monotonically with increasing pressure. By means of theoretical calculations, we elucidate the variation of T c in the low-pressure region in terms of the changing stoichiometry of sulfur hydride and the further decrease in T c owing to a drop in the electron-phonon interaction parameter λ. This work provides a new insight into clarifying superconducting phenomena and anchoring the superconducting phase diagram in the hydrides.
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- Xiaoli Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China,Department of Physics, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China,Corresponding author. E-mail:
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Xie H, Duan D, Shao Z, Song H, Wang Y, Xiao X, Li D, Tian F, Liu B, Cui T. High-temperature superconductivity in ternary clathrate YCaH 12 under high pressures. J Phys Condens Matter 2019; 31:245404. [PMID: 30794997 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab09b4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Binary hydrogen-rich compounds with H clathrate structures can serve as high-temperature superconductors under high pressures. Here, a novel ternary clathrate structure YCaH12 with space group Pm-3m is uncovered at high pressure using ab initio methods. It is predicted that YCaH12 can be stable above 180 GPa and decomposes into YH6 and CaH6 above 257 GPa. Our calculations show that YCaH12 is a potential high-temperature superconductor with T c of 230 K at 180 GPa owing to the strong electron-phonon coupling related to the optical phonon softening of H-cages. The pre-eminent pressure-induced superconductive behavior under attainable pressure is encouraging in the ternary hydrides.
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- Hui Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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Liu Z, Li D, Liu Y, Cui T, Tian F, Duan D. Metallic and anti-metallic properties of strongly covalently bonded energetic AlN 5 nitrides. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:12029-12035. [PMID: 31135804 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp01723b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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High pressure can stimulate numerous novel physical effects which are not observed under ambient conditions, such as the electronic redistribution and delocalization phenomenon in strongly covalently bonded nitrides. Through first principles simulations, we report a new N-rich aluminum nitride AlN5, which crystallizes with the space group P1[combining macron] at 20 GPa and then transforms into the I4[combining macron]2d phase at 60 GPa. We have identified and proved the delocalization effects of π electrons in the strongly covalent Lewis poly-nitrogen structure via the one-dimensional particle in a box mechanism, which contributes to the metallization and stability of the system. This implies that not all strongly covalently bonded systems with highly localized electrons exhibit nonmetallic properties in III-V main group nitrides. Furthermore, pressure results in the hybridization configuration mutation from sp2 in the P1[combining macron] phase to a mixture of sp2 and sp3 hybridization in the I4[combining macron]2d phase, which leads to phase transition from metal to insulator. With increasing pressure, the band gap increases abnormally, exhibiting anti-metallization induced by the strong hybridization. Interestingly, the P1[combining macron] and I4[combining macron]2d structures are simultaneously accompanied by a high energy density and hardness, which enable them to have a greater ability to resist elasticity, plastic deformation and external force destruction in potential applications. Their energy density and hardness are up to 3.29 kJ g-1 and 15.2 GPa in the P1[combining macron] phase but especially 6.14 kJ g-1 and 31.7 GPa in the I4[combining macron]2d phase.
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- Zhao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China.
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Duan D, Du GX, Kavatamane VK, Arumugam S, Tzeng YK, Chang HC, Balasubramanian G. Efficient nitrogen-vacancy centers' fluorescence excitation and collection from micrometer-sized diamond by a tapered optical fiber in endoscope-type configuration. Opt Express 2019; 27:6734-6745. [PMID: 30876253 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.006734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Using an optical fiber to both excite the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond and collect its fluorescence is essential to build NV-based endoscope-type sensor. Such endoscope-type sensor can reach inaccessible fields for traditional NV-based sensors built by bulky optical components and extend the application areas. Since single NV's fluorescence is weak and can easily be buried in fluorescence from optical fiber core's oxide defects excited by the green laser, fixing a micrometer size diamond containing high-density NVs rather than a nanodiamond containing single NV or several NVs on the apex of an optical fiber to build an endoscope-type sensor is more implementable. Unfortunately, due to small numerical aperture (NA), most of the optical fibers have a low fluorescence collection efficiency, which limits the sensitivity and spatial resolution of the NV-based endoscope-type sensor. Here, using a tapered optical fiber (TOF) tip, we significantly improve the efficiency of the laser excitation and fluorescence collection of the NV ensembles in diamond. This could potentially enhance the sensitivity and spatial resolution of the NV-based endoscope-type sensor. Numerical calculations show that the TOF tip delivers a high NA and has a high NV excitation and fluorescence collection efficiency. Experiments demonstrate that such TOF tip can obtain up to over 7-fold excitation efficiency and over 15-fold fluorescence collection efficiency of that from a flat-ended fiber (non-TOF) tip.
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Liu C, Jiang S, Sui Y, Chen Y, Xiao G, Chen XJ, Shu H, Duan D, Li X, Liu H, Zou B. Effect of the Inherent Structure of Rh Nanocrystals on the Hydriding Behavior under Pressure. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:774-779. [PMID: 30724568 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Tailoring the inherent structure of materials is an effective way to improve the hydrogen storage capacity of metal materials. In this work, we report the effect of rhodium (Rh) nanocrystals (NCs) on the hydrogenation reaction. We found that Rh NCs could form rhodium monohydride (RhH) at a lower pressure than the bulk Rh because of its high specific surface area and structure defects. In addition, Rh NCs in the form of icosahedrons exhibited a much higher hydrogen absorption efficiency than Rh nanocubes. Furthermore, much smaller irregular Rh nanoparticles are even partially converted to RhH at lower pressure because of the nanosize effect. We thus believe that it is possible to design materials with excellent hydrogen storage properties under mild conditions.
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- Chuang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei 230000 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei 230000 , China
- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research , Shanghai 211203 , China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research , Shanghai 211203 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P.R. China
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Shao Z, Duan D, Ma Y, Yu H, Song H, Xie H, Li D, Tian F, Liu B, Cui T. Unique Phase Diagram and Superconductivity of Calcium Hydrides at High Pressures. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:2558-2564. [PMID: 30730136 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Structure prediction studies on Ca-H binary systems under high pressures were carried out, and the structures of calcium hydrides in earlier works were reproduced. The previously unreported composition of CaH9 was found to be stable and experienced the phase transition series Cm → P21/ m → C2/ m from 100 to 400 GPa. To the best of our knowledge, CaH9 may be the only alkaline earth hydride with an odd H content. At 400 GPa, the metastable R3̅ m-CaH10 phase shares the same space group with the R3̅ m-SrH10 phase with puckered honeycomb H layers. The C2/ m phase of CaH9 and the R3̅ m phase of CaH10 are excellent superconductors with Tc values of about 240-266 and 157-175 K at 300 and 400 GPa, respectively. The high contributions of H-derived states at the Fermi level play an important role in the superconductivity of calcium hydrides.
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- Ziji Shao
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- College of Physics , Harbin University of Science and Technology , Harbin 150080 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- Wenjie Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Wu G, Huang X, Xie H, Li X, Liu M, Liang Y, Huang Y, Duan D, Li F, Liu B, Cui T. Unexpected calcium polyhydride CaH4: A possible route to dissociation of hydrogen molecules. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:044507. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5053650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Gang Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
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Motivated by the possibility to obtain unusual stoichiometric compounds (e.g., Na-Cl and Mg-O systems) with exotic properties at high pressures, we systematically investigated the high-pressure structures and chemical bonding of Mg-Ge systems by using a structure-searching method and first-principles calculations. Compared with the stable composition of Mg2 Ge at ambient pressure, several stoichiometries (e.g., Mg3 Ge, MgGe, and MgGe2 ) were predicted to be stable under high pressures. The Pm 3 ‾ m Mg3 Ge structure consists of a 12-fold-coordinated face-sharing GeMg12 cuboctahedron, whereas the P4/mmm MgGe and Cmcm MgGe2 phases form MgGe8 hexahedrons and MgGe4 polygons, respectively. All the stable phases of Mg-Ge compounds under high pressures exhibit metallic features owing to overlap between the conduction and valence bands. For Cmcm MgGe2 , the projected density of states near the Fermi energy mainly derive from Ge s, Ge p, and Ge d, which are responsible for its metallicity. The calculated superconducting critical temperature values of Cmcm Mg2 Ge and P4/mmm MgGe reach 10.3 and 9.07 K at 5 GPa, respectively.
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- Chao Wang
- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P.R. China
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Shao Z, Huang Y, Duan D, Ma Y, Yu H, Xie H, Li D, Tian F, Liu B, Cui T. Stable structures and superconductivity of an At-H system at high pressure. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:24783-24789. [PMID: 30229761 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp04317e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The phase diagram, electronic properties and superconductivity of an At-H system at high pressure are investigated through first principles calculation considering the effect of spin-orbit coupling (SOC). The Cmcm-AtH2, Pnma-AtH2, P6/mmm-AtH4, and Cmmm-AtH4 phases are uncovered above 50 GPa. Metallization is realized at 50 GPa for AtH2 and 60 GPa for AtH4, with Tc values of approximately 5-10 K and 30-50 K, respectively. In P6/mmm-AtH4, phonon softening induced by Fermi surface nesting occurs as the pressure increases, which is closely related to the structural phase transition of P6/mmm → Cmmm and plays a crucial role in the superconductivity of the P6/mmm phase. In addition, the spin-orbit coupling effect considerably influences the energy of ground states, pressure points of phase transitions, electronic structures, and even the electron-phonon coupling of the At-H system. Such an influence may also occur in other heavy atomic hydrides.
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- Ziji Shao
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China.
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Liu Z, Liu Y, Li D, Wei S, Wu G, Tian F, Bao K, Duan D, Yu H, Liu B, Cui T. Insights into Antibonding Induced Energy Density Enhancement and Exotic Electronic Properties for Germanium Nitrides at Modest Pressures. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:10416-10423. [PMID: 30091616 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Here, the electronic and bonding features in ground-state structures of germanium nitrides under different components that not accessible at ambient conditions have been systematically studied. The forming essence of weak covalent bonds between the Ge and N atom in high-pressure ionic crystal Fd-3 m-Ge3N4 is induced by the binding effect of electronic clouds originated from the Ge_ p orbitals. Hence, it helps us to understand the essence of covalent bond under high pressure, profoundly. As an excellent reducing agent, germanium transfer electrons to the antibonding state of the N2 dimer in Pa-3-GeN2 phase at 20 GPa, abnormally, weakening the bonding strength considerably than nitrogen gap (N≡N) at ambient pressure. Furthermore, the common cognition that the atomic distance will be shortened under the high pressures has been broken. Amazingly, with a lower range of synthetic pressure (∼15 GPa) and nitrogen contents (28%), its energy density is up to 2.32 kJ·g-1, with a similar order of magnitude than polymeric LiN5 (nonmolecular compound, 2.72 kJ·g-1). It breaks the universal recognition once again that nitrides just containing polymeric nitrogen were regarded as high energy density materials. Hence, antibonding induced energy density enhancement mechanism for low nitrogen content and pressure has been exposed in view of electrons. Both the highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMO) are usually the separated orbitals of N_π* and N_σ*, which are the key to stabilization. Besides, the sp2 hybridizations that exist in N4 units are responsible for the stability of the R-3 c-GeN4 structure and restrict the delocalization of electrons, exhibiting nonmetallic properties.
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- Zhao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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