Toward possibility of high-temperature bipolaronic superconductivity in boron tubular polymorph: Theoretical aspects of transition into anti-adiabatic state

Details Toward possibility of high-temperature bipolaronic superconductivity in boron tubular polymorph: Theoretical aspects of transition into anti-adiabatic state Toward possibility of high-temperature bipolaronic superconductivity in boron tubular polymorph: Theoretical aspects of transition into anti-adiabatic state

2012-04-11

arxiv.org/abs/1204.2399v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

Accepted by: Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

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Large diameter single-wall boron nanotubes (SWBNT) produced by 2%Mg-mesoporous Al2O3 catalysis show diamagnetic transition at ~ 40 K and ~ 80 K, which is a serious indication for possible superconductivity (J.Phys.Chem.C113, (2009) 17661). Theoretical study which explains or disproves possibility of superconductivity in boron is so far absent, however. Here we apply first-principles formulation of nonadiabatic theory of electron-vibration interactions in study of band structure of boron nanotubes. The ab initio results show that electron-vibration coupling induces in SWBNT with diameter larger than 15 {\AA} transition into anti-adiabatic ground state at distorted-fluxional geometry. Thermodynamic and magnetic properties of anti-adiabatic ground state imply possibility of bipolaronic superconductivity. Calculated critical temperature Tc of large diameter SWBNT is 39 K and inclusion of Mg into a tube increases Tc up to 70-90 K. Presence of Al in SWBNT suppress superconductivity and a tube remains metallic down to 0 K. Superconducting properties could established boron nanotubes superior material for nanotechnology.

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