Designing materials with advanced functionalities is the main focus of contemporary solid-
state physics and chemistry. Research efforts worldwide are funneled into a few high-end …

Two hydrogen-rich materials, H 3 S and LaH 10, synthesized at megabar pressures, have
revolutionized the field of condensed matter physics providing the first glimpse to the …

The discoveries of high-temperature superconductivity in H 3 S and LaH 10 have excited the
search for superconductivity in compressed hydrides, finally leading to the first discovery of a …

Recently, Lee et al. claimed the experimental discovery of room-temperature ambient-
pressure superconductivity in a Cu-doped lead-apatite (LK-99)(arxiv: 2307.12008, arxiv …

Searching for superconductivity with T c near room temperature is of great interest both for
fundamental science & many potential applications. Here we report the experimental …

The binary polyhydrides of heavy rare earth lutetium that shares a similar valence electron
configuration to lanthanum have been experimentally discovered to be superconductive …

A sharp focus of current research on superconducting superhydrides is to raise their critical
temperature T c at moderate pressures. Here, we report a discovery of giant enhancement of …

The study of superconductivity in compressed hydrides is of great interest due to
measurements of high critical temperatures (T c) in the vicinity of room temperature …

Rare-earth polyhydrides formed under pressure are promising conventional
superconductors, with the critical temperature T c in compressed LaH 10 almost reaching …

Density functional theory calculations and crystal structure predictions using the particle
swarm optimization method have been combined to determine stable hydrides of lead under …