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Superconductive hydrogen-rich compounds under high pressure

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In recent decades, hydrogen-rich compounds are promising candidates for room-temperature superconductors under extremely high pressure. Remarkably, the theory-oriented finding of covalent hydride H3S and a class of clathrate hydrides, such as YH9 and LaH10, with high superconducting critical temperature (Tc) above 240 K, which give rise to the hope of searching for room-temperature superconductivity among hydrogen-rich compounds under high pressure. In this paper, we focus on the research progress of binary and ternary hydrides, provide the introduction of conventional phonon-mediated superconductivity theory and the physical mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity briefly, and offer an outlook on the challenge of discovering room-temperature superconductors among hydrogen-rich compounds in the future.

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This research was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 11504007 and 12074138) and the Scientific and Technological Research Project of the “13th Five-Year Plan” of Jilin Provincial Education Department (grant no. JJKH20200031KJ).

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Zhang, S., Zhang, M. & Liu, H. Superconductive hydrogen-rich compounds under high pressure. Appl. Phys. A 127, 684 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-021-04802-4

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