Physics Reports, volume 856, pages 1-78

A perspective on conventional high-temperature superconductors at high pressure: Methods and materials

Flores-Livas José A. ¹

Boeri L. ¹

Sanna Antonio ²

Profeta G ³

ARITA RYOTARO ⁴

Eremets M.I. ⁵

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Department of Physics, Sapienza Universita’ di Roma, Italy |

Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle, Germany. |

Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences and SPIN-CNR, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio 10, I-67100 L’Aquila, Italy |

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Department of Applied Physics, Hongo Bunkyo-ku 113-8656, Japan |

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Max-Planck Institute for Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2020-04-01

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DOI: 10.1016/j.physrep.2020.02.003

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Abstract

Two hydrogen-rich materials, H$_3$S and LaH$_{10}$, synthesized at megabar pressures, have revolutionized the field of condensed matter physics providing the first glimpse to the solution of the hundred-year-old problem of room temperature superconductivity. The mechanism underlying superconductivity in these exceptional compounds is the conventional electron-phonon coupling. Here we describe recent advances in experimental techniques, superconductivity theory and first-principles computational methods which have made possible these discoveries. This work aims to provide an up-to-date compendium of the available results on superconducting hydrides and explain how the synergy of different methodologies led to extraordinary discoveries in the field. Besides, in an attempt to evidence empirical rules governing superconductivity in binary hydrides under pressure, we discuss general trends in the electronic structure and chemical bonding. The last part of the Review introduces possible strategies to optimize pressure and transition temperatures in conventional superconducting materials as well as future directions in theoretical, computational and experimental research.

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DO - 10.1016/j.physrep.2020.02.003

UR - https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.physrep.2020.02.003

TI - A perspective on conventional high-temperature superconductors at high pressure: Methods and materials

T2 - Physics Reports

AU - Flores-Livas, José A.

AU - Boeri, L.

AU - Sanna, Antonio

AU - Profeta, G

AU - ARITA, RYOTARO

AU - Eremets, M.I.

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@article{2020_Flores-Livas,

author = {José A. Flores-Livas and L. Boeri and Antonio Sanna and G Profeta and RYOTARO ARITA and M.I. Eremets},

title = {A perspective on conventional high-temperature superconductors at high pressure: Methods and materials},

journal = {Physics Reports},

year = {2020},

volume = {856},

publisher = {Elsevier},

month = {apr},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.physrep.2020.02.003},

pages = {1--78},

doi = {10.1016/j.physrep.2020.02.003}

}

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