Layered Structures Favor Superconductivity in Compressed Solid SiH$_{4}$

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2008-03-18

arxiv.org/abs/0803.2713v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

5 pages, 5 figures

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The electronic and lattice dynamical properties of compressed solid SiH$_{4}$ have been calculated in the pressure range up to 300 GPa with density functional theory. We find that structures having a layered network with eight-fold SiH$_{8}$ coordination favor metallization and superconductivity. SiH$_{4}$ in these layered structures is predicted to have superconducting transition temperatures ranging from 20 to 80 K, thus presenting new possibilities for exploring high temperature superconductivity in this hydrogen-rich system.

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