Competition between Charge Density Wave and Superconductivity in a Janus MXene Mo2NF2
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| author | Seeyangnok, Jakkapat Pinsook, Udomsilp Ackland, Graeme J |
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| contents | Charge-density-wave (CDW) order and superconductivity often compete in low-dimensional materials, yet their interplay in Janus MXenes remains largely unexplored. Here, we present a comprehensive first-principles investigation of the structural, vibrational, and electronic properties of Mo2NF2. Phonon calculations reveal an unstable soft phonon mode at the M point in the high-symmetry structure, signaling a CDW instability. Analysis of phonon linewidths and the real and imaginary parts of the bare electronic susceptibility demonstrates that the CDW is not driven by simple Fermi-surface nesting but instead originates from strong momentum-dependent electron-phonon coupling. Structural relaxation yields a commensurate CDW phase characterized by bond-length modulations involving the Mo, N, and F sublattices. We further show that charge doping alone is insufficient to stabilize the soft phonon, whereas compressive biaxial strain exceeding -3 percent completely suppresses the CDW instability. Electron-phonon coupling calculations indicate that the CDW phase exhibits a reduced coupling constant lambda = 0.40 and logarithmic phonon frequency omega_log = 219 K, leading to a low superconducting transition temperature Tc about 1 K. In contrast, the strain-stabilized high-symmetry phase shows enhanced coupling (lambda = 0.53, omega_log = 272 K) and a higher Tc about 4 K. Our results establish Mo2NF2 as a strain-tunable platform where superconductivity emerges upon suppression of a competing CDW phase, highlighting the crucial role of lattice control in Janus MXenes. |
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| spellingShingle | Competition between Charge Density Wave and Superconductivity in a Janus MXene Mo2NF2 Seeyangnok, Jakkapat Pinsook, Udomsilp Ackland, Graeme J Superconductivity Charge-density-wave (CDW) order and superconductivity often compete in low-dimensional materials, yet their interplay in Janus MXenes remains largely unexplored. Here, we present a comprehensive first-principles investigation of the structural, vibrational, and electronic properties of Mo2NF2. Phonon calculations reveal an unstable soft phonon mode at the M point in the high-symmetry structure, signaling a CDW instability. Analysis of phonon linewidths and the real and imaginary parts of the bare electronic susceptibility demonstrates that the CDW is not driven by simple Fermi-surface nesting but instead originates from strong momentum-dependent electron-phonon coupling. Structural relaxation yields a commensurate CDW phase characterized by bond-length modulations involving the Mo, N, and F sublattices. We further show that charge doping alone is insufficient to stabilize the soft phonon, whereas compressive biaxial strain exceeding -3 percent completely suppresses the CDW instability. Electron-phonon coupling calculations indicate that the CDW phase exhibits a reduced coupling constant lambda = 0.40 and logarithmic phonon frequency omega_log = 219 K, leading to a low superconducting transition temperature Tc about 1 K. In contrast, the strain-stabilized high-symmetry phase shows enhanced coupling (lambda = 0.53, omega_log = 272 K) and a higher Tc about 4 K. Our results establish Mo2NF2 as a strain-tunable platform where superconductivity emerges upon suppression of a competing CDW phase, highlighting the crucial role of lattice control in Janus MXenes. |
| title | Competition between Charge Density Wave and Superconductivity in a Janus MXene Mo2NF2 |
| topic | Superconductivity |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06284 |