A chemical bonding based descriptor for predicting the impact of quantum nuclear and anharmonic effects on hydrogen-based superconductors
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| author | Belli, Francesco Zurek, Eva Errea, Ion |
| author_facet | Belli, Francesco Zurek, Eva Errea, Ion |
| contents | Quantum nuclear effects (QNEs) can significantly alter a material's crystal structure and phonon spectra, impacting properties such as thermal conductivity and superconductivity. However, predicting a priori whether these effects will enhance or suppress superconductivity, or destabilize a structure, remains a grand challenge. Herein, we address this unresolved problem by introducing a descriptor, based upon the integrated crystal orbital bonding index (iCOBI), to predict the influence of QNEs on a crystal lattice's dynamic stability, phonon spectra and superconducting properties. We find that structures with atoms in symmetric chemical bonding environments exhibit greater resilience to structural perturbations induced by QNEs, while those with atoms in asymmetric bonding environments are more susceptible to structural alterations, resulting in enhanced superconducting critical temperatures. |
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| spellingShingle | A chemical bonding based descriptor for predicting the impact of quantum nuclear and anharmonic effects on hydrogen-based superconductors Belli, Francesco Zurek, Eva Errea, Ion Superconductivity Materials Science Quantum nuclear effects (QNEs) can significantly alter a material's crystal structure and phonon spectra, impacting properties such as thermal conductivity and superconductivity. However, predicting a priori whether these effects will enhance or suppress superconductivity, or destabilize a structure, remains a grand challenge. Herein, we address this unresolved problem by introducing a descriptor, based upon the integrated crystal orbital bonding index (iCOBI), to predict the influence of QNEs on a crystal lattice's dynamic stability, phonon spectra and superconducting properties. We find that structures with atoms in symmetric chemical bonding environments exhibit greater resilience to structural perturbations induced by QNEs, while those with atoms in asymmetric bonding environments are more susceptible to structural alterations, resulting in enhanced superconducting critical temperatures. |
| title | A chemical bonding based descriptor for predicting the impact of quantum nuclear and anharmonic effects on hydrogen-based superconductors |
| topic | Superconductivity Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14420 |