A superconducting boron allotrope featuring anticlinal pentapyramids
Zhi Cui, Qiuping Yang, Xin Qu, Xiaohua Zhang, Yong Liu, Guochun Yang
Abstract
A distinctive boron allotrope is found by removing the Sr atoms in pressure-induced SrB 8 , and is estimated to become a superconducting and hard material at ambient pressure.
Topics & Concepts
BoronMaterials scienceSuperconductivityAmbient pressureHigh pressureCrystallographyCondensed matter physicsEngineering physicsThermodynamicsNuclear physicsChemistryPhysicsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchSuperconductivity in MgB2 and AlloysMXene and MAX Phase Materials