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Sampling the Materials Space for Conventional Superconducting Compounds

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Sanna,  Antonio       
Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Cerqueira, T. F. T., Sanna, A., & Marques, M. A. L. (2024). Sampling the Materials Space for Conventional Superconducting Compounds. Advanced Materials, 36(1): 2307085. doi:10.1002/adma.202307085.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000E-6C06-3
Abstract
A large scale study of conventional superconducting materials using a machine-learning accelerated high-throughput workflow is performed, starting by creating a comprehensive dataset of around 7000 electron–phonon calculations performed with reasonable convergence parameters. This dataset is then used to train a robust machine learning model capable of predicting the electron–phonon and superconducting properties based on structural, compositional, and electronic ground-state properties. Using this machine, the transition temperatures (Tc) of approximately 200 000 metallic compounds are evaluated, all of which are on the convex hull of thermodynamic stability (or close to it) to maximize the probability of synthesizability. Compounds predicted to have Tc values exceeding 5 K are further validated using density-functional perturbation theory. As a result, 541 compounds with Tc values surpassing 10 K, encompassing a variety of crystal structures and chemical compositions, are identified. This work is complemented with a detailed examination of several interesting materials, including nitrides, hydrides, and intermetallic compounds. Particularly noteworthy is LiMoN2, which is predicted to be superconducting in the stoichiometric trigonal phase, with a Tc exceeding 38 K. LiMoN2 has previously been synthesized in this phase, further heightening its potential for practical applications.