The superconducting state in the B2H6 compound at 360GPa

• Published in: Solid state communications Vol. 166; pp. 50 - 55
• Main Authors: Szcze¸śniak, R., Drzazga, E.A., Duda, A.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01-07-2013
• Subjects: A. Hydrogen-rich materials; A. Superconductivity; D. Thermodynamic properties; A. Superconductivity; A. Hydrogen-rich materials; D. Thermodynamic properties
• ISSN: 0038-1098; 1879-2766
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2013.05.006

In the paper, the thermodynamic properties of the superconducting state in the B2H6 compound have been characterized. The pressure of 360GPa has been taken into account. The calculations have been carried out in the framework of the Eliashberg formalism for the wide range of the Coulomb pseudopotential: μ⋆∈〈0.1,0.3〉. It has been found that the critical temperature (TC) varies in the range from 147K to 87K, depending on the assumed value of the Coulomb pseudopotential. The ratio of the energy gap to the critical temperature (RΔ≡2Δ(0)/kBTC) significantly exceeds the value predicted by the BCS theory: RΔ∈〈4.24,3.98〉. In the similar manner behaves the ratio of the specific heat jump to the heat of the normal state (RC≡ΔC(TC)/CN(TC)), namely: RC∈〈2.33,2.17〉. The parameter RH≡TCCN(TC)/HC2(0), where HC(0) is the thermodynamic critical field, ranges from 0.144 to 0.168.
•Thermodynamic parameters of superconducting state in crystalline diborane.•The high critical temperature.•The Eliashberg equations.•The hydrogen-rich compounds.