Bonding-unsaturation-dependent superconductivity in P-rich sulfides

Li Xing; Zhang Xiaohua; Liu Yong; Yang Guochun

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Li Xing, Zhang Xiaohua, Liu Yong, Yang Guochun. Bonding-unsaturation-dependent superconductivity in P-rich sulfides[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022, 7(4): 048402. doi: 10.1063/5.0098035

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Li Xing, Zhang Xiaohua, Liu Yong, Yang Guochun. Bonding-unsaturation-dependent superconductivity in P-rich sulfides[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022, 7(4): 048402. doi: 10.1063/5.0098035

Li Xing, Zhang Xiaohua, Liu Yong, Yang Guochun. Bonding-unsaturation-dependent superconductivity in P-rich sulfides[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022, 7(4): 048402. doi: 10.1063/5.0098035

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Li Xing, Zhang Xiaohua, Liu Yong, Yang Guochun. Bonding-unsaturation-dependent superconductivity in P-rich sulfides[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022, 7(4): 048402. doi: 10.1063/5.0098035

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Bonding-unsaturation-dependent superconductivity in P-rich sulfides

doi: 10.1063/5.0098035

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Zhang Xiaohua^{1, 2
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Liu Yong^1
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Yang Guochun^{1, 2
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State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology and Key Laboratory for Microstructural Material Physics of Hebei Province, School of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China

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Corresponding author: a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: yanggc468@nenu.edu.cn
Received Date: 2022-05-04
Accepted Date: 2022-06-15

Available Online: 2022-07-01

Publish Date: 2022-07-01

Abstract

Abstract

The covalent frameworks found in certain compounds, such as the S–H skeleton in H₃S and the H cage in LaH₁₀, play an essential role in their superconductivity. These compounds have the feature of bonding unsaturation (a deficiency of electrons in their covalent bonding) in common. Developing an understanding of the relationship between superconductivity and bonding unsaturation in these materials can provide new ideas for the design of superconducting materials. In this work, we explored the high-pressure phase diagram of binary P–S compounds using first-principles swarm structural calculations. In addition to the previously reported P₂S and P₃S structures, we identified that P₅S, P₈S, and P₁₁S also have a common structural character of six-coordinated octahedral networks; however, their bonding unsaturation are distinct due to the different valence electron numbers and unequal ratios of P and S atoms. These features provide an ideal model for exploring the bonding-unsaturation dependence of superconductivity. We estimated the average bonding unsaturation of these P-rich compounds based on the valence electron numbers and the coordination numbers of the central P/S atoms. Interestingly, the resultant average bonding unsaturation was found to be proportional to the predicted superconducting transition temperature. This finding was also verified in MH₉ (M = Y, Th, and Pr) and doped H₃S (Si, C, and P) compounds. Our work provides an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of bonding-unsaturation-dependent superconductivity.

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