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Novel structures of two-dimensional tungsten boride and their superconductivity
Zhansheng Lu
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Pub Date : 06/19/2019 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C9CP02727K
Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) superconductors, which can be widely applied in optoelectronic and microelectronic devices, have gained renewed attention in recent years. Based on the crystal structure prediction method and first-principles calculations, we obtain four novel 2D tungsten boride structures of tetr-, hex-, and tri-W2B2 and hex-WB4 and investigate their bonding types, electronic properties, phonon dispersions and electron–phonon coupling (EPC). The results show that both tetr- and hex-W2B2 are intrinsic phonon-mediated superconductors with a superconducting transition temperature (Tc) of 7.8 and 1.5 K, respectively, while tri-W2B2 and hex-WB4 are normal metals. We demonstrate that carrier doping as well as biaxial strain can soften the low-frequency phonon modes and enhance the strength of the EPC. While the Tc of tetr-W2B2 can be increased to 15.4 K under a compressive strain of −2%, the Tc of hex-W2B2 can be enhanced to 5.9 K by a tensile strain of +4%. With the inclusion of spin–orbit couping (SOC), the value of Tc decreases by 38.5% in our systems. Furthermore, we explore the stabilities and mechanical properties of tetr- and hex-W2B2 and indicate that they may be prepared by growing on ZnS(100) and ZnS(111), respectively. Our findings provide novel 2D superconducting materials and will stimulate more efforts in this filed.

Graphical abstract: Novel structures of two-dimensional tungsten boride and their superconductivity
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