Coexistence of Superconductivity and Topological States in 2D Hydride Monolayers <i>TM</i> H <sub>4</sub> at Ambient Pressure
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 <i>TM</i>H<sub>4</sub> (<i>TM</i> = Ni, Co, Rh, Ir, Ru). A striking experimental feasibility is highlighted by the NiH<sub>4</sub> monolayer, which exhibits a <i>T</i><sub>c</sub> 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 <i>T</i><sub>c</sub> to 29.4 K, while hole doping at 0.04 hole/cell yields a <i>T</i><sub>c</sub> of 26.1 K, accompanied by controllable modulation of topological bands near the Fermi level. This work establishes <i>TM</i>H<sub>4</sub> monolayers as dual-functional materials with dual-tunable parameters (<i>T</i><sub>c</sub> and topological states), offering a platform for investigating the topological states and superconductivity in a single material.
Authors
- Chao Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5133-7779)
- Xiaohui Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3353-3140)
- Haili Bai
- Limin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9618-9239)
- Yanfeng Ge
- Zeying Zhang
- Bo Wang
Institutions
- Tianjin University of Technology and Education (CN)
- Tianjin University of Technology (CN)
- Tianjin University (CN)
- Yanshan University (CN)
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Published
- 2026-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c18070
- Primary Topic
- Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00