Pressure-induced superconductor-insulator transition in the spinel compound CuRh2S4

We performed resistivity measurements in CuRh2S4 under quasihydrostatic pressure of up to 8.0 GPa, and found a pressure-induced superconductor-insulator transition. Initially, with increasing pressure, the superconducting transition temperature T(c) increases from 4.7 K at ambient pressure to 6.4 K at 4.0 GPa, but decreases at higher pressures. With further compression, superconductivity in CuRh2S4 disappears abruptly at a critical pressure P(SI) between 5.0 and 5.6 GPa, when it becomes an insulator.     

Superconducting phase diagram of Li metal in nearly hydrostatic pressures up to 67 GPa

The dependence of the superconducting transition temperature T(c) on nearly hydrostatic pressure has been determined to 67 GPa in an ac susceptibility measurement for a Li sample embedded in helium pressure medium. With increasing pressure, superconductivity appears at 5.47 K for 20.3 GPa, T(c) rising rapidly to approximately 14 K at 30 GPa. The T(c)(P) dependence to 67 GPa differs significantly from that observed in previous studies where no pressure medium was used. Evidence is given that superconductivity in Li competes with symmetry breaking structural phase transitions which occur near 20, 30, and 62 GPa. In the pressure range 20-30 GPa, T(c) is found to decrease rapidly in a dc magnetic field, the first evidence that Li is a type I superconductor.     

Synthesis and superconductivity in yttrium superhydrides under high pressure

Flourishing rare earth superhydrides are a class of recently discovered materials that exhibit near-room-temperature superconductivity at high pressures, ushering in a new era of superconductivity research at high pressures. Yttrium superhydrides drew the most attention among these superhydrides due to their abundance of stoichiometries and excellent superconductivities. Here, we carried out a comprehensive study of yttrium superhydrides in a wide pressure range of 140 GPa—300 GPa. We successfully synthesized a series of superhydrides with the compositions of YH₄, YH₆, YH₇, and YH₉, and reported superconducting transition temperatures of 82 K at 167 GPa, 218 K at 165 GPa, 29 K at 162 GPa, and 230 K at 300 GPa, respectively, as evidenced by sharp drops in resistance. The structure and superconductivity of YH₄ were taken as a representative example and were also examined using x-ray diffraction measurements and the superconductivity suppression under external magnetic fields, respectively. Clathrate YH₁₀, a candidate for room-temperature superconductor, was not synthesized within the study pressure and temperature ranges of up to 300 GPa and 2000 K. The current study established a detailed foundation for future research into room-temperature superconductors in polynary yttrium-based superhydrides.     

Anomalous pressure dependence of the superconducting transition temperature of beta-pyrochlore AOs2O6 oxides

High-pressure effects on the superconducting transitions of beta-pyrochlore oxide superconductors AOs(2)O(6) (A = Cs,Rb,K) are studied by measuring resistivity under high pressures up to 10 GPa. The superconducting transition temperature T(c) first increases with increasing pressure in every compound and then exhibits a broad maximum at 7.6 K (6 GPa), 8.2 K (2 GPa), and 10 K (0.6 GPa) for A = Cs, Rb, and K, respectively. Finally, the superconductivity is suppressed completely at a critical pressure near 7 GPa and 6 GPa for A = Rb and K and probably above 10 GPa for A = Cs. Characteristic changes in the coefficient A of the T(2) term in resistivity and residual resistivity are observed, both of which are synchronized with the corresponding change in T(c).     

From E2g to other modes: effects of pressure on electron-phonon interaction in MgB2

We study the effects of pressure on the electron-phonon interaction in MgB2 using density-functional-based methods. Our results show that the superconductivity in MgB2 vanishes by 100 GPa, and then reappears at higher pressures. In particular, we find a superconducting transition temperature Tc approximately 2 K for mu*=0.1 at a pressure of 137 GPa.     

Predicted formation of superconducting platinum-hydride crystals under pressure in the presence of molecular hydrogen

Noble metals adopt close-packed structures at ambient pressure and rarely undergo structural transformation at high pressures. Platinum (Pt) is normally considered to be unreactive and is therefore not expected to form hydrides under pressure. We predict that platinum hydride (PtH) has a lower enthalpy than its constituents solid Pt and molecular hydrogen at pressures above 21.5?GPa. PtH transforms to a hexagonal close-packed or face-centered cubic (fcc) structure between 70 and 80 GPa. Linear response calculations indicate that PtH is a superconductor at these pressures with a critical temperature of about 10-25?K. These findings help to shed light on recent observations of pressure-induced metallization and superconductivity in hydrogen-rich materials. We show that the formation of fcc noble metal hydrides under pressure is common and examine the possibility of superconductivity in these materials.     

High-pressure study of topological semimetals XCd2Sb2 (X = Eu and Yb)

Topological materials have aroused great interest in recent years, especially when magnetism is involved. Pressure can effectively tune the topological states and possibly induce superconductivity. Here we report the high-pressure study of topological semimetals $X$Cd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$ ($X = {\rm Eu} $ and Yb), which have the same crystal structure. In antiferromagnetic (AFM) Weyl semimetal EuCd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$, the Néel temperature (${T}_{\rm N}$) increases from 7.4 K at ambient pressure to 50.9 K at 14.9 GPa. When pressure is above 14.9 GPa, the AFM peak of resistance disappears, indicating a non-magnetic state. In paramagnetic Dirac semimetal candidate YbCd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$, pressure-induced superconductivity appears at 1.94 GPa, then ${ T}_{\rm c}$ reaches to a maximum of 1.67 K at 5.22 GPa and drops to zero at about 30 GPa, displaying a dome-shaped temperature-pressure phase diagram. High-pressure x-ray diffraction measurement demonstrates that a crystalline-to-amorphous phase transition occurs at about 16 GPa in YbCd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$, revealing the robustness of pressure-induced superconductivity against structural instability. Similar structural phase transition may also occur in EuCd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$, causing the disappearance of magnetism. Our results show that $X$Cd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$ ($X = {\rm Eu}$ and Yb) is a novel platform for exploring the interplay among magnetism, topology, and superconductivity.     

Superconductivity at 50 K in a mixed-phase Ca–P–O compound system treated by shock-wave pressure up to 65 GPa

Shock-wave pressure treatment up to 65 GPa has been applied to samples representing powdered mixtures of calcium and calcium phosphate in 1:1 volume ratio. Magnetometric measurements have revealed superconductivity of the samples at 50 K. By means of X-ray powder diffraction and magnetometric measurements, it has been found that superconductivity observed in the samples corresponds to instability at ambient pressure and room temperature of the phase/s formed in the samples during their shock-wave pressure treatment.     

Inverted V-shaped evolution of superconducting temperature in SrBC under pressure

Based on density functional first-principles calculations and anisotropic Eliashberg equations, we have investigated the electronic structure, lattice dynamics, and phonon-mediated superconductivity in newly synthesized layered compound Sr BC under pressure. Different from Li BC and Mg B2, our calculations surprisingly reveal that Sr BC is isotropic in compressibility, due to the accumulation of substantial electrons in the interstitial region. We find that the Sr phonons strongly couple with B-2 pz orbital and the interstitial states, giving rise to a two-gap superconductivity in Sr BC, whose transition temperature shows an inverted V-shaped dependence on pressure. The maximal transition temperature is about 22 K at50 GPa. On both sides of 50 GPa, the transition temperature exhibits quasi-linear variation with positive and negative slopes, respectively. Such a variation of transition temperature is infrequent among phonon-mediated superconductors. The competition between enhanced electron–phonon matrix element and hardened phonons plays an essential role in governing the behavior of the critical temperature.     

压力及高压增氧对La2-xSmxCuO4结构及输运性质的影响

 对常压、高压、高压增氧条件下合成的La_2-xSm_xCuO₄（0≤x≤2.0）结构进行了研究。常压合成样品清晰地反应出样品由T→T+T′→T′相的变化，其中，T相：0相似文献   

MoP在高压下的电子,声子和电声耦合性质的第一性原理计算

使用第一性原理方法,研究了拓扑材料MoP在高压下的电子结构和晶格动力学行为.高压下MoP的晶体结构和费米面附近的电子能带相对稳定,但是声子能谱以及电声子耦合参数随着压强的增大有明显的变化.声子谱中高频光学支逐渐硬化,低频声学支中也有部分出现明显软化,体系的电声子耦合随压强的增大而逐步变强,导致超导转变温度从常压下的零提高到30 GPa时的0.16 K,最后在50 GPa时提高到1.21 K,与实验的变化趋势基本一致.研究揭示了高压下MoP中出现的超导现象主要是电声子耦合造成的,为理解实验观测到的拓扑超导共存现象提供了一定的理论支持.     

Pressure induced superconductivity in Bismuth

Abstract

In this paper, we report the high pressure band structure and superconductivity calculated for Bi at 9 GPa. The band structure calculation was performed using the LMTO method. The theoretically calculated value of superconducting transition temperature is found to be in good agreement with the experimentally observed value. It is concluded that the same mechanism of s → electron transfer under pressure, which has been used by us for explaining the pressure induced superconductivity in many solids, is found to be responsible for promoting T, in Bi also.     

高压处理对Bi1Sr1Ca1Cu2Oy超导电性的影响

本文在高T_c超导体Bi_1Sr_1Ca_1Cu_2O_y常压制备的基础上,研究了热压烧结和冷压处理对其形成、结构及超导电性的影响,并与常压结果进行了比较。结果表明,高压可以使样品的合成时间缩短,合成温度降低。但同时它也抑制了晶格参数较大的相(高T_c相)的形成,使小晶格参数的杂相含量增多。对于提高样品的超导电性而言,1.5 GPa是一个较好的压力点。     

First-principles study on superconductivity of solid oxygen

The superconductivity of solid oxygen in ζ phase was investigated by first-principles calculations based on the density functional theory. Using a monoclinic C2/m structure, we calculated the superconducting transition temperature by the Allen–Dynes formula and obtained 2.4 K at 100 GPa for the effective screened Coulomb repulsion constant μ* of 0.13. The transition temperature slowly decreases with increasing pressure and becomes 1.3 K at 200 GPa. The phonon analysis shows that the electron–phonon coupling is dominantly enhanced by the intermolecular vibrations of O₂ rather than the intramolecular ones. The phonon modes showing the strong electron–phonon coupling were found to be concentrated in the phonon frequency range of 100–150 cm^?1 at around the M-point in the Brillouin zone.     

三重兼并费米子拓扑半金属MoP高压超导相的低压截获

碳化钨结构的三重兼并费米子拓扑半金属MoP高压下发生超导转变，然而，高压超导相能否在低压甚至常压截获尚不清楚.本文对两个密封于金刚石对顶砧中的MoP高压超导相在室温条件下进行快速卸压，通过测量低温电阻对温度的依赖关系，验证能否在低压甚至常压截获高压超导相.实验结果表明：初始压力61.5 GPa的样品#1,超导电性可截获的最低压力为44.2 GPa;初始压力95.0 GPa的样品#2,超导电性可截获的最低压力为3.5 GPa.     

Photothermal-chemical synthesis of P-S-H ternary hydride at high pressures

The recent discovery of room temperature superconductivity (283 K) in carbonaceous sulfur hydride (C-S-H) has attracted much interest in ternary hydrogen rich materials. In this report, ternary hydride P-S-H was synthesized through a photothermal-chemical reaction from elemental sulfur (S), phosphorus (P) and molecular hydrogen (H₂) at high pressures and room temperature. Raman spectroscopy under pressure shows that H₂S and PH₃ compounds are synthesized after laser heating at 0.9 GPa, and a ternary van der Waals compound P-S-H is synthesized with further compression to 4.6 GPa. The P-S-H compound is probably a mixed alloy of PH₃ and (H₂S)₂H₂ with a guest-host structure similar to the C-S-H system. The ternary hydride can persist up to 35.6 GPa at least and shows two phase transitions at approximately 23.6 GPa and 32.8 GPa, respectively.     

Superconducting phase at 7.7 K in the HgxReO3 compound with a hexagonal bronze structure

We have successfully synthesized a new rhenium-based hexagonal bronze material, HgxReO3, which exhibits superconductivity with the transition temperature Tc=7.7 K at ambient pressure and 11.1 K at 4 GPa. This compound is a superconductor with the highest Tc among hexagonal bronzes. Moreover, it presents the novel crystallographic feature that (Hg2)2+ polycations, in contrast to monatomic cations in known hexagonal bronzes, are incorporated into open channels. There is evidence that conducting electrons tightly couple with Hg-related phonons. Our results inspire detailed studies on the role of the rattling phonon in the occurrence of superconductivity in the hexagonal bronzes.     

Pressure-induced superconductivity in CaLi(2)

A search for superconductivity has been carried out on the hexagonal polymorph of Laves-phase CaLi(2), a compound for which Feng, Ashcroft, and Hoffmann predict highly anomalous behavior under pressure. No superconductivity is observed above 1.10 K at ambient pressure. However, high-pressure ac susceptibility and electrical resistivity studies to 81 GPa reveal bulk superconductivity in CaLi(2) at temperatures as high as 13 K. The normal-state resistivity displays a dramatic increase with pressure.     

Gd1-xCaxBa2Cu3O7-y高温超导体压力效应的研究

研究了Ｇｄ_1-xＣａ_xＢａ₂Ｃｕ₃Ｏ_7-y（０．０≤Ｘ≤０．２０）高温超导体在常压和高压下的超导电性在１－３００Ｋ温度范围内，利用Ｂｒｉｄｇｍａｎ对顶砧获得压力达９．０ＧＰａ，测量了（Ｘ＝０．１０，０．１５，０．２０）样品的ｄＴ_c／ｄｐ分别为７．６８，７．８和４．４６Ｋ／ＧＰａ。发现Ｔ_c的压力导数随着ｃａ²⁺含量的增加而下降，分析了氧含量对Ｔ_c和ｄＴ_c／ｄＰ的影响．利用常压下晶格参数精修值和阳离子与氧离子间距随压力的改变，说明ＣｕＯ₂面在超导电性上的作用，用ＣｕＯ₂面之间耦合解释Ｔ_c（Ｐ）曲线的非线性关系。 关键词：     

Superconductivity of κ-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]I under pressure

The insulating state of κ-(BEDT-TTF)₂Cu[N(CN)₂]I salt appearing at ambient pressure at low temperatures is suppressed by hydrostatic pressure. The resistive measurements showed that the emerging metallic state reveals superconductivity in high-quality crystals. The superconducting state with the transition temperature of about 8 K is stable at pressures higher than 0.1 GPa.