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Can Two-Dimensional Boron Superconduct?
journal contribution
posted on 2016-03-22, 00:00 authored by Evgeni S. Penev, Alex Kutana, Boris I. YakobsonTwo-dimensional
boron is expected to exhibit various structural polymorphs, all being
metallic. Additionally, its small atomic mass suggests strong electron–phonon
coupling, which in turn can enable superconducting behavior. Here
we perform first-principles analysis of electronic structure, phonon
spectra, and electron–phonon coupling of selected 2D boron
polymorphs and show that the most stable structures predicted to feasibly
form on a metal substrate should also exhibit intrinsic phonon-mediated
superconductivity, with estimated critical temperature in the range
of Tc ≈ 10–20 K.