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Motivated by the theoretical prediction of superconductivity in the ${\mathrm{Cu}}_{3}{(\mathrm{CS})}_{6}$ monolayer and the successful experimental realization of its analogous oxygen counterpart ${\mathrm{Cu}}_{3}{(\mathrm{CO})}_{6}$ monolayer [X. Zhang et al., Nano Lett. 17, 6166 (2017); R. Zhang et al., Angew. Chem. 132, 2691 (2020); N. Shaiek et al., Adv. Mater. Interfaces 9, 2201099 (2022)], we present a comprehensive theoretical investigation of phonons and the electron-phonon coupling mechanism in the ${\mathrm{Cu}}_{3}{(\mathrm{CO})}_{6}$ monolayer. Our first-principles calculations reveal that this well-defined two-dimensional metal-organic framework (2D-MOF) is a superconductor with a critical temperature of 16.5 K. This robust superconductivity is driven by a strong electron-phonon coupling ($\ensuremath{\lambda}=0.72$), predominantly contributed by the strong interaction between low-energy phonons (dominated by Cu and O atoms) and electronic states (formed by Cu ${d}_{xy,{x}^{2}\ensuremath{-}{y}^{2}}$ and O $s+{p}_{x,y}$ orbitals) near the Fermi level. Furthermore, we find that ${\mathrm{Cu}}_{3}{(\mathrm{CO})}_{6}$ monolayer exhibits a Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer superconducting state characterized by a single anisotropic gap. Our findings in 2D-MOFs highlight the great potential for exploring superconductivity in this promising class of materials.
Authors
- Jiang‐Jiang Ma
- Pengfei Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9170-5238)
- Jingyu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0839-4182)
- Jingjing Zheng
- Rongrong Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4800-074X)
- Fengkai Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3707-4906)
Institutions
- Taiyuan Normal University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Harbin Institute of Technology (CN)
- Dongguan University of Technology (CN)
- China Spallation Neutron Source (CN)
- Institute of High Energy Physics (CN)
- Spallation Neutron Source
- Shanxi Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/srwj-fttf
- Primary Topic
- Organic and Molecular Conductors Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00