Hydrogen Clathrate Structures in Rare Earth Hydrides at High Pressures: Possible Route to Room-Temperature Superconductivity

Author(s): Feng Peng, Ying Sun, Chris J. Pickard, Richard J. Needs, Qiang Wu, and Yanming Ma

A first-principles search among possible rare earth hydrogen clathrate structures under high pressure predicts that one of them, YH${}_{10}$, is a potential room-temperature superconductor with a $T$${}_c$ of up to 303 K, at 400 GPa pressure.

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 107001] Published Fri Sep 08, 2017