Exploring the Coexistence Conditions and Intrinsic Relationships between Electrides, Superconductivity, Kagome Lattice, and Superionic Behaviors in Li–Ge …

X Wang, W Tang, XW Sun, ZJ Liu, B Cao… - ACS Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A systematic prediction of crystal structures of the Li x Ge (x= 1–8) system is performed using
a combination of structure prediction and ab initio calculations coupled with deep learning …

Superconducting Electride Li9S with a Transition Temperature above the McMillan Limit

Q Wu, X Li, X Zhang, G Yang - Inorganic Chemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
An electride, characterized by unique interstitial anionic electrons (IAEs), offers promising
avenues for modulating its superconductivity. The pressure-dependent coupling between …

Pressure-stabilized electride with superconducting and superionic behavior

Q Wang, W Cui, W Xu, K Gao, J Hao, J Shi, H Liu, Y Li - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Electrides have attracted increasing interest due to their diversely physical properties,
including low work function, high catalytic activity, as well as potential superconductivity. In …

[HTML][HTML] Predication of novel ordered phases in Cu-Be system at ambient pressure: crystal structures, electronic properties, and alloying mechanism

L Zhang, B Yang, D Wang, J Li, X Yan, R Hou, G Fu… - Results in Physics, 2024 - Elsevier
The crystal and electronic structures determine a material's physical and chemical
properties. Here, using particle swarm optimization method and first-principles calculations …

Superconductivity and superionic behaviors of Kagome lattices in Li–Si compounds under high pressure

X Wang, B Cao, W Tang, M Yang, J Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The formation of Kagome lattices by interstitial quasi-atoms (ISQs) in P6/mmm phases
provides a platform for exploring interactions between topology and correlation physics. In …

Superconducting dense lithium-based germanides with electride states

Q Wang, J Wei, T Zhong, J Sun, B Gao, L Zhu, H Liu… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Lithium-based electrides with interstitial anionic electrons (IAEs) have recently garnered a
great deal of attention, since these materials were found to host intriguing properties such as …

Simultaneous Superconducting and Topological Properties in Mg–Li Electrides at High Pressures

D Wang, H Song, Q Hao, G Yang, H Wang… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Electrides as a unique class of emerging materials exhibit fascinating properties and hold
important significance for understanding matter under extreme conditions, which is …

Satellite interstitial electron induced superconductivity of the electride under high pressure

Z Guan, T Cui, D Li - Physical Review B, 2025 - APS
High-pressure electride (HPE) superconductors are distinguished from other
superconductors by non-nuclear attractors (NNAs), which enable a seemingly paradoxical …

Superconductivity in electrides: The effect of interstitial anionic electrons on electron-phonon coupling

Z Guo, A Bergara, X Zhang, X Li, S Ding, G Yang - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
The discovery of superconductivity in electrides, where partial electrons are localized in
lattice interstices, labeled as interstitial anionic electrons (IAEs), introduces a different …

Relocalization of uranium electrons in the antiferromagnetic heavy-fermion superconductor : Insights from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

JJ Song, C Zhang, QY Wu, YZ Zhao, J Rusz, JJ Joyce… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
We investigate the antiferromagnetic heavy fermion superconductor UPd 2 Al 3, employing
angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to unravel the complex electronic structure of its …