First-principles prediction of high-temperature superconductivity in stretched carbon nanotubes

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Autori principali: Li, Hua-Zhen, Yan, Xun-Wang
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author Li, Hua-Zhen
Yan, Xun-Wang
author_facet Li, Hua-Zhen
Yan, Xun-Wang
contents Superconductivity in quasi-one-dimensional systems is an significant but undervalued research field. In this work, based on the electron-phonon coupling mechanism, we systematically investigate the superconductivity in quasi-one-dimensional carbon nanotube under uniaxial tensile strain. The calculated superconducting critical temperature attains its peak value of 162 K at a uniaxial tensile strain of 4.5\%, being drastically higher than the counterpart in the unstrained carbon nanotube. An overall softening of phonons, strong electron-phonon coupling, and an increase of electronic density of states at the Fermi level, play key roles in achieving high-temperature superconductivity in this system. Our research demonstrates that stretching is an effective approach to modulating the superconductivity one-dimensional materials, and more importantly, indicates that high-temperature superconductivity may occur in carbon nanotubes.
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spellingShingle First-principles prediction of high-temperature superconductivity in stretched carbon nanotubes
Li, Hua-Zhen
Yan, Xun-Wang
Superconductivity
Materials Science
Superconductivity in quasi-one-dimensional systems is an significant but undervalued research field. In this work, based on the electron-phonon coupling mechanism, we systematically investigate the superconductivity in quasi-one-dimensional carbon nanotube under uniaxial tensile strain. The calculated superconducting critical temperature attains its peak value of 162 K at a uniaxial tensile strain of 4.5\%, being drastically higher than the counterpart in the unstrained carbon nanotube. An overall softening of phonons, strong electron-phonon coupling, and an increase of electronic density of states at the Fermi level, play key roles in achieving high-temperature superconductivity in this system. Our research demonstrates that stretching is an effective approach to modulating the superconductivity one-dimensional materials, and more importantly, indicates that high-temperature superconductivity may occur in carbon nanotubes.
title First-principles prediction of high-temperature superconductivity in stretched carbon nanotubes
topic Superconductivity
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.15305