It has been suggested that hydrogen-rich systems at high pressure may exhibit notably high super-conducting transition temperatures. One of the more interesting theoretical predictions was that hydrogen sulfide can be...It has been suggested that hydrogen-rich systems at high pressure may exhibit notably high super-conducting transition temperatures. One of the more interesting theoretical predictions was that hydrogen sulfide can be metallized and the high-temperature superconducting state can be induced. A record critical temperature (203 K) was later confirmed for H3S in an experiment. In this paper, we investigated, within the framework of the Eliashberg formalism, the properties of compressed MgH6, which is expected to be a very good candidate for room-temperature superconductivity. This applies particularly to the pressure range from 300 to 400 GPa, where the transition temperature is close to 400 K. Moreover, the estimated thermodynamic properties and the resulting dimensionless ratios exceed the predictions of the Bardeena€“Coopera€“Schrieffer theory. This behavior is attributed to the strong electrona€“phonon coupling and retardation effects existing in hydrogen-dominated materials under high pressure.展开更多
A framework for analytical studies of superconducting systems is presented and illustrated. The formalism, based on the conformal transformation of momentum space, allows one to study the effects of both the dispersio...A framework for analytical studies of superconducting systems is presented and illustrated. The formalism, based on the conformal transformation of momentum space, allows one to study the effects of both the dispersion relation and the structure of the pairing interaction in two-dimensional anisotropic high-T <sub>c</sub> superconductors. In this method, the number of employed degrees of freedom coincides with the dimension of the momentum space, which is different compared to that in the standard Van Hove scenario with a single degree of freedom. A new function, the kernel of the density of states, is defined and its relation to the standard density of states is explained. The versatility of the method is illustrated by analyzing coexistence and competition between spin-singlet and spin-triplet order parameters in superconducting systems with a tight-binding-type dispersion relation and an anisotropic pairing potential. Phase diagrams of stable superconducting states in the coordinates ?· (the ratio of hopping parameters) and n (the carrier concentration) are presented and discussed. Moreover, the role of attractive and repulsive on-site interactions for the stability of the s-wave order parameter is explained.展开更多
文摘It has been suggested that hydrogen-rich systems at high pressure may exhibit notably high super-conducting transition temperatures. One of the more interesting theoretical predictions was that hydrogen sulfide can be metallized and the high-temperature superconducting state can be induced. A record critical temperature (203 K) was later confirmed for H3S in an experiment. In this paper, we investigated, within the framework of the Eliashberg formalism, the properties of compressed MgH6, which is expected to be a very good candidate for room-temperature superconductivity. This applies particularly to the pressure range from 300 to 400 GPa, where the transition temperature is close to 400 K. Moreover, the estimated thermodynamic properties and the resulting dimensionless ratios exceed the predictions of the Bardeena€“Coopera€“Schrieffer theory. This behavior is attributed to the strong electrona€“phonon coupling and retardation effects existing in hydrogen-dominated materials under high pressure.
文摘A framework for analytical studies of superconducting systems is presented and illustrated. The formalism, based on the conformal transformation of momentum space, allows one to study the effects of both the dispersion relation and the structure of the pairing interaction in two-dimensional anisotropic high-T <sub>c</sub> superconductors. In this method, the number of employed degrees of freedom coincides with the dimension of the momentum space, which is different compared to that in the standard Van Hove scenario with a single degree of freedom. A new function, the kernel of the density of states, is defined and its relation to the standard density of states is explained. The versatility of the method is illustrated by analyzing coexistence and competition between spin-singlet and spin-triplet order parameters in superconducting systems with a tight-binding-type dispersion relation and an anisotropic pairing potential. Phase diagrams of stable superconducting states in the coordinates ?· (the ratio of hopping parameters) and n (the carrier concentration) are presented and discussed. Moreover, the role of attractive and repulsive on-site interactions for the stability of the s-wave order parameter is explained.