articlePhysics ReportsFeb 15, 2020HYBRID OA

A perspective on conventional high-temperature superconductors at high pressure: Methods and materials

JAJosé A. Flores-LivasLBLilia BoeriASAntonio SannaGPGianni ProfetaRARyotaro Arita

Sapienza University of Rome · Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

Two hydrogen-rich materials, H3S and LaH10, synthesized at megabar pressures, have revolutionized the field of condensed matter physics providing the first glimpse to the solution of the hundred-year-old problem of room temperature superconductivity. The mechanism underlying superconductivity in these exceptional compounds is the conventional electron–phonon coupling. Here we describe recent advances in experimental techniques, superconductivity theory and first-principles computational methods which have made possible these discoveries. This work aims to provide an up-to-date compendium of the available results on superconducting hydrides and explain how the synergy of different methodologies led to…

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  • JA
    José A. Flores-Livas

    Sapienza University of Rome

  • LB
    Lilia Boeri

    Sapienza University of Rome

  • AS
    Antonio Sanna

    Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics

  • GP
    Gianni Profeta

    University of L'Aquila

  • RA
    Ryotaro AritaCorresponding

    RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science

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Keywords
  • Compendium
  • Superconductivity
  • Field (mathematics)
  • Perspective (graphical)
  • Work (physics)
  • High-temperature superconductivity
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