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Title
Phonon-mediated superconductivity in ternary silicides X₄ CoSi (X = Nb, Ta)
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Abstract
The superconducting properties of two recently synthesized ternary silicides with unit formula X4CoSi (X = Nb, Ta) are investigated through ab initio calculations combined with Eliashberg theory. Interestingly, their crystal structure comprises interlocking honeycomb networks of Nb/Ta atoms. Nb4CoSi is found to harbor better conditions for phonon-mediated superconductivity, as it possesses a higher density of states at the Fermi level, fostering stronger electron-phonon coupling. The superconducting critical temperatures (Tc) follow the same trend, with Nb4CoSi having a twice higher value than Ta4CoSi. Furthermore, the calculated Tc values (5.9 K vs 3.1 K) agree excellently with the experimentally obtained ones, establishing superconductivity in this new materials class as mediated by the electron-phonon coupling. Furthermore, my calculations show that the superconducting properties of these compounds do not simply correlate with the parameters of their honeycomb networks, contrary to proposals raised in the literature. Rather, their complete fermiology and phonon spectrum should be taken into account in order to explain their respective superconducting properties.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Physical review B / American Physical Society. - New York, N.Y, 2016, currens
Publication
New York, N.Y : American Physical Society , 2023
ISSN
2469-9969 [online]
2469-9950 [print]
DOI
10.1103/PHYSREVB.108.134504
Volume/pages
108 :13 (2023) , p. 1-7
Article Reference
134504
ISI
001140080300003
Medium
E-only publicatie
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Project info
Heterostructures of superconducting 2D materials as building blocks for emerging quantum technologies
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Web of Science
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Creation 08.12.2023
Last edited 25.04.2024
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