High-temperature superconductivity in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>M</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>BH</mml:mi> <mml:mn>6</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:ma

Hydrogen-rich compounds that exhibit high-temperature superconductivity typically require extreme pressures, which severely limits their practical applicability. Recent theoretical predictions of the complex hydride Mg2IrH6 have introduced a new family of M2XH6-type hydrides, highlighting the potential for high-temperature superconductivity at near-ambient pressure. Motivated by this, we have performed high-throughput first-principles investigations of the M2XH6 family (M = IA, IIA, IIIA, IIB metals; X = B, C, N) to identify dynamically stable hydrides and explore their superconducting properties. Eleven boron-based hydrides, M2BH6 (M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, La), featuring BH6 octahedral units have been identified. Notably, Li2BH6 is dynamically stable down to 16 GPa and exhibits a superconducting critical temperature of 121.25 K. Electronic structure and phonon analyses indicate that high-frequency hydrogen vibrations from strong B–H covalent bonding, reinforced by light Li atoms, dominate the electron–phonon coupling. In contrast, noble-metal-based Li2XH6 compounds (X = Cu, Ag, Au) exhibit distinct superconducting mechanisms, driven by d electrons at the Fermi level and low-frequency metal vibrations. These findings expand the compositional space of the M2XH6 family and highlight Li2BH6 as a promising candidate for near-ambient-pressure high-Tc superconductivity.

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Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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2026-04-06
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https://doi.org/10.1103/xw5d-vsyg
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High-pressure geophysics and materials
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High-temperature superconductivity in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>M</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>BH</mml:mi> <mml:mn>6</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:ma

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Hydrogen-rich compounds that exhibit high-temperature superconductivity typically require extreme pressures, which severely limits their practical applicability. Recent theoretical predictions of the complex hydride Mg2IrH6 have introduced a new family of M2XH6-type hydrides, highlighting the potential for high-temperature superconductivity at near-ambient pressure. Motivated by this, we have performed high-throughput first-principles investigations of the M2XH6 family (M = IA, IIA, IIIA, IIB metals; X = B, C, N) to identify dynamically stable hydrides and explore their superconducting properties. Eleven boron-based hydrides, M2BH6 (M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, La), featuring BH6 octahedral units have been identified. Notably, Li2BH6 is dynamically stable down to 16 GPa and exhibits a superconducting critical temperature of 121.25 K. Electronic structure and phonon analyses indicate that high-frequency hydrogen vibrations from strong B–H covalent bonding, reinforced by light Li atoms, dominate the electron–phonon coupling. In contrast, noble-metal-based Li2XH6 compounds (X = Cu, Ag, Au) exhibit distinct superconducting mechanisms, driven by d electrons at the Fermi level and low-frequency metal vibrations. These findings expand the compositional space of the M2XH6 family and highlight Li2BH6 as a promising candidate for near-ambient-pressure high-Tc superconductivity.

Physical review. B./Physical review. BVol. 113(18)
Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications (CN), Ningbo University (CN), China University of Geosciences (CN), Luoyang Normal University (CN), University of Edinburgh (GB)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Henan University, Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province, Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province
Openalex Percentile: Top 23%
High-pressure geophysics and materials
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