SUPERCONDUCTING HYDRIDE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND IDENTIFYING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230301203A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-21

    申请号:US18017075

    申请日:2021-07-20

    IPC分类号: H10N60/85 H10N60/01

    摘要: Compositions of matter and methods of identifying and making compositions of matter are disclosed. Some embodiments disclose making and chemically and/or compositionally tuning superconducting hydride materials. Some embodiments disclose an apparatus for making and compositionally tuning superconducting materials. Some embodiments disclose a composition of matter including a solid hydride exhibiting superconductivity at a temperature of at least 150 kelvin at an ambient pressure below 180 gigapascals, or at a temperature of at least 261 kelvin. In one or more embodiments, the superconductor includes a covalent metal hydride having at least three different chemical elements wherein an inter-atomic distance between the hydrogen in the covalent metal hydride is in a range of 1.1-2 angstroms. In yet further examples, the superconductor is formed using molecular exchange and compression of a Van der Waals solid. In yet further examples, the superconductor comprises molecular hydrogen disposed in 1-dimensional channels. These and other embodiments are disclosed herein.