High T$_c$ superconductivity in superhard diamond-like BC$_{5}$

Details High T$_c$ superconductivity in superhard diamond-like BC$_{5}$ High T$_c$ superconductivity in superhard diamond-like BC$_{5}$

2008-05-26

arxiv.org/abs/0805.3894v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

4 pages, 3 figures. To appear on Phys. Rev. Lett

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.016401

Using density functional theory calculations we show that the recently-synthesized, superhard diamond-like BC$_5$ is superconducting with a critical temperature of the same order than that of MgB$_2$. The average electron-phonon coupling is $\lambda=0.89$, the phonon-frequency logarithmic-average is $<\omega >_{\log}=67.4 $ meV and the isotope coefficients are $\alpha(C)=0.3$ and $\alpha(B)=0.2$. In BC$_5$, superconductivity is mostly sustained by vibrations of the B atom and its C neighbors.

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