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Bo Wang1, Liying Wang1,2, Xiaohui Wang1
1Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Processing Technology, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China.
Abstract:
Topological and superconductive materials are a focus of current research on quantum materials. Herein, we demonstrate the coexistence of nontrivial topological band and phonon-mediated superconductivity in the two-dimensional transition metal hydride monolayers TMH4 (TM = Ni, Co, Rh, Ir, Ru). A striking experimental feasibility is highlighted by the NiH4 monolayer, which exhibits a Tc of 23.3 K at ambient pressure─a value exceeding liquid-hydrogen temperature. Crucially, we reveal that both the conventional electron-phonon coupling superconductivity and nontrivial normal-state topology in this system are tunable: applying 2% tensile strain enhances Tc to 29.4 K, while hole doping at 0.04 hole/cell yields a Tc of 26.1 K, accompanied by controllable modulation of topological bands near the Fermi level. This work establishes TMH4 monolayers as dual-functional materials with dual-tunable parameters (Tc and topological states), offering a platform for investigating the topological states and superconductivity in a single material.
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