Giant enhancement of superconducting critical temperature in substitutional alloy (La,Ce)H9

Jingkai Bi, Yuki Nakamoto, Peiyu Zhang, Katsuya Shimizu, Bo Zou, Hanyu Liu (), Mi Zhou, Guangtao Liu (), Hongbo Wang () and Yanming Ma ()
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Jingkai Bi: Jilin University
Yuki Nakamoto: Osaka University
Peiyu Zhang: Jilin University
Katsuya Shimizu: Osaka University
Bo Zou: Jilin University
Hanyu Liu: Jilin University
Mi Zhou: Jilin University
Guangtao Liu: Jilin University
Hongbo Wang: Jilin University
Yanming Ma: Jilin University

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract A sharp focus of current research on superconducting superhydrides is to raise their critical temperature Tc at moderate pressures. Here, we report a discovery of giant enhancement of Tc in CeH9 obtained via random substitution of half Ce by La, leading to equal-atomic (La,Ce)H9 alloy stabilized by maximum configurational entropy, containing the LaH9 unit that is unstable in pure compound form. The synthesized (La,Ce)H9 alloy exhibits Tc of 148–178 K in the pressure range of 97–172 GPa, representing up to 80% enhancement of Tc compared to pure CeH9 and showcasing the highest Tc at sub-megabar pressure among the known superhydrides. This work demonstrates substitutional alloying as a highly effective enabling tool for substantially enhancing Tc via atypical compositional modulation inside suitably selected host crystal. This optimal substitutional alloying approach opens a promising avenue for synthesis of high-entropy multinary superhydrides that may exhibit further increased Tc at even lower pressures.

Date: 2022
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