Stability and Superconductivity of Ternary Polyhydrides

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Beitragende

  • Dmitrii V. Semenok - , Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (Autor:in)
  • Di Zhou - , Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (Autor:in)
  • Wuhao Chen - , Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Guangdong) (Autor:in)
  • Alexander G. Kvashnin - , Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Autor:in)
  • Andrey V. Sadakov - , Ginzburg Center (Autor:in)
  • Toni Helm - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat (Autor:in)
  • Pedro N. Ferreira - , Technische Universität Graz (Autor:in)
  • Christoph Heil - , Technische Universität Graz (Autor:in)
  • Vladimir M. Pudalov - , Ginzburg Center, Higher School of Economics (Autor:in)
  • Ivan A. Troyan - , RAS - Federal Scientific Research Centre Crystallography and Photonics (Autor:in)
  • Viktor V. Struzhkin - , Shanghai Advanced Research in Physical Sciences (SHARPS), Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (Autor:in)

Abstract

We review five years of experimental and theoretical attempts (2020–2025) to enhance the superconducting critical temperature (Tc) of hydrogen-rich compounds by alloying binary superhydrides with additional elements. Despite predictions of higher Tc in ternary systems such as La–Y–H, La–Ce–H, and Ca–Mg–H, experiments consistently show that the maximum Tc in disordered ternary superhydrides does not exceed that of the best binary parent hydrides within experimental uncertainty. Instead, alloying primarily stabilizes high-symmetry polyhydride phases at lower pressures, enabling Tc ≈ 200 K near 100–110 GPa, while also strengthening vortex pinning and upper critical fields. Magnetic dopants suppress Tc, whereas nonmagnetic additives leave it nearly unchanged, reminiscent of Anderson's theorem. These findings indicate that alloying is unlikely to raise Tc, but can reduce the pressures required to stabilize high-Tc phases. We propose that fully ordered ternary hydrides, synthesized via controlled hydrogenation of intermetallic precursors, offer a promising route toward this goal. One of the most promising compounds of this kind is the recently discovered LaSc2H24.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
FachzeitschriftAnnalen der Physik
PublikationsstatusElektronische Veröffentlichung vor Drucklegung - 21 Nov. 2025
Peer-Review-StatusJa

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Schlagwörter

  • Anderson's theorem, high-pressure, hydrides, superconductivity