High-temperature superconductivity in compressed solid silane

Sci Rep. 2015 Mar 9:5:8845. doi: 10.1038/srep08845.

Abstract

Crystal structures of silane have been extensively investigated using ab initio evolutionary simulation methods at high pressures. Two metallic structures with P2₁/c and C2/m symmetries are found stable above 383 GPa. The superconductivities of metallic phases are fully explored under BCS theory, including the reported C2/c one. Perturbative linear-response calculations for C2/m silane at 610 GPa reveal a high superconducting critical temperature that beyond the order of 10(2) K.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't