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Prediction of Phonon-Mediated Superconductivity with High Critical Temperature in the Two-Dimensional Topological Semimetal W2N3

Campi, Davide  
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Kumari, Simran
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Marzari, Nicola  
April 28, 2021
Nano Letters

Two-dimensional superconductors attract great interest both for their fundamental physics and for their potential applications, especially in the rapidly growing field of quantum computing. Despite intense theoretical and experimental efforts, materials with a reasonably high transition temperature are still rare. Even more rare are those that combine superconductivity with a nontrivial band topology that could potentially give rise to exotic states of matter. Here, we predict a remarkably high superconducting critical temperature of 21 K in the easily exfoliable, topologically nontrivial 2D semimetal W2N3. By studying its electronic and superconducting properties as a function of doping and strain, we also find large changes in the electron-phonon interactions that make this material a unique platform to study different coupling regimes and test the limits of current theories of superconductivity. Last, we discuss the possibility of tuning the material to achieve coexistence of superconductivity and topologically nontrivial edge states.

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DOI
10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c05125
Web of Science ID

WOS:000645560000012

Author(s)
Campi, Davide  
Kumari, Simran
Marzari, Nicola  
Date Issued

2021-04-28

Published in
Nano Letters
Volume

21

Issue

8

Start page

3435

End page

3442

Subjects

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

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Chemistry, Physical

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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Physics, Applied

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Physics, Condensed Matter

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Chemistry

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Science & Technology - Other Topics

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Materials Science

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Physics

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superconducting

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electron-phonon

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band topology

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displacement patterns

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transition-temperature

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interlayer states

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monolayer

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metal

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graphite

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June 5, 2021
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