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Inverted V-shaped evolution of superconducting temperature in SrBC under pressure |
| Ru-Yi Zhao(赵如意)1, Xun-Wang Yan(闫循旺)2, and Miao Gao(高淼)1,† |
1 Department of Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China;
2 College of Physics and Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China |
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Abstract 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 SrBC under pressure. Different from LiBC and MgB2, our calculations surprisingly reveal that SrBC 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-2pz orbital and the interstitial states, giving rise to a two-gap superconductivity in SrBC, whose transition temperature shows an inverted V-shaped dependence on pressure. The maximal transition temperature is about 22 K at 50 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.
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Received: 19 March 2021
Revised: 23 April 2021
Accepted manuscript online: 27 April 2021
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PACS:
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63.20.D-
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(Phonon states and bands, normal modes, and phonon dispersion)
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63.20.kd
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(Phonon-electron interactions)
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74.20.Pq
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(Electronic structure calculations)
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74.70.Dd
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(Ternary, quaternary, and multinary compounds)
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| Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11974194 and 11974207) and K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University. |
Corresponding Authors:
Miao Gao
E-mail: gaomiao@nbu.edu.cn
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Cite this article:
Ru-Yi Zhao(赵如意), Xun-Wang Yan(闫循旺), and Miao Gao(高淼) Inverted V-shaped evolution of superconducting temperature in SrBC under pressure 2021 Chin. Phys. B 30 076301
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