A cage boron allotrope with high superconductivity at ambient pressure
Yiwei Liang, Meiling Xu, Ziyang Qu, Shuyi Lin, Jian Hao, Yinwei Li
Abstract
A unique B<sub>16</sub> cage structure exhibits a <italic>T</italic><sub>c</sub> of 43 K, the highest value among all elemental superconductors at ambient pressure.
Topics & Concepts
SuperconductivityAmbient pressureBoronCageMaterials scienceBOROCondensed matter physicsHigh pressureCrystallographyThermodynamicsPhysicsChemistryNuclear physicsCombinatoricsMathematicsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchSuperconductivity in MgB2 and AlloysIron-based superconductors research