New superconducting superhydride LaC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>8</sub> at relatively low stabilization pressure
Artur P. Durajski, R. Szczȩśniak
Abstract
A hitherto unreported LaC 2 H 8 ternary system is dynamically and thermally stable above 70 GPa in a clathrate structure and exhibits a superconducting critical temperature, T c , in the range of 69–140 K.
Topics & Concepts
Ternary operationSuperconductivityHydrideLanthanumChemistryAtmospheric temperature rangeCrystallographyCondensed matter physicsMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryThermodynamicsInorganic chemistryPhysicsMetalOrganic chemistryProgramming languageComputer scienceHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsInorganic Chemistry and MaterialsRare-earth and actinide compounds