https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2018-90168-7
Regular Article
Superconductivity in hydrogenated carbon nanostructures★
1
Max-Planck Institute für MikrostrukturPhysik, Weinberg 2,
06120
Hale, Germany
2
Department of Physics, Kings College London,
London
WC2R 2LS, UK
3
Department of Physics, Universität Basel,
Klingelbergstr. 82,
4056
Basel, Switzerland
a e-mail: asana.1979@googlemail.com
Received:
13
March
2018
Received in final form:
29
May
2018
Published online: 6
August
2018
We present an application of density functional theory for superconductors to superconductivity in hydrogenated carbon nanotubes and fullerane (hydrogenated fullerene). We show that these systems are chemically similar to graphane (hydrogenated graphene) and like graphane, upon hole doping, develop a strong electron phonon coupling. This could lead to superconducting states with critical temperatures approaching 100 K, however this possibility depends crucially on if and how metallization is achieved.
© EDP Sciences / Società Italiana di Fisica / Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature, 2018
