Sanna, A., Davydov, A., Dewhurst, J. K., Sharma, S., Flores Livas, J. A.
Superconductivity in hydrogenated carbon nanostructures
European Physical Journal B 91, (8),pp 177/1-10 (2018)
We present an application of density functional theory for superconductors to superconductivity
in hydrogenated carbon nanotubes and fullerane (hydrogenated fullerene). We show that these systems
are chemically similar to graphane (hydrogenated graphene) and like graphane, upon hole doping, develop a strong electron phonon coupling. This could lead to superconducting states with critical temperatures approaching 100 K, however this possibility depends crucially on if and how metallization is achieved.
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