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  • Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Quantum Chemistry

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  • Atomically-thin two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) are a novel class of superconductors.
  • Superconducting properties of MXenes are tunable via surface functionalization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the use of hydrogen adatoms for enhancing phonon-mediated superconductivity in MXenes.
  • To explore the mechanisms behind hydrogen-induced superconductivity in MXenes.

Main Methods:

  • First-principles calculations.
  • Eliashberg theory.
  • Analysis of structural stability and electronic properties of hydrogenated MXenes.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated stability of hydrogenated Mo- and W-based MXenes.
  • Achieved critical temperatures exceeding 30 K for hydrogenated Mo2N and W2N.
  • Identified key mechanisms for enhanced electron-phonon coupling, including hydrogen-induced phonon modes and charge transfer.
  • Induced superconductivity in pristine non-superconducting Nb2C via hydrogen adatoms.

Conclusions:

  • Hydrogen adatoms are an effective strategy for enhancing superconductivity in MXenes.
  • Surface functionalization with hydrogen offers a pathway to design high-temperature superconductors.
  • Hydrogenation can unlock superconductivity in materials not exhibiting this property intrinsically.