c-(Hf₀.₅Ta₀.₅)H₁₀
Abstract
I propose a hypothetical hydrogen-rich bimetallic compound, c-(Hf₀.₅Ta₀.₅)H₁₀, featuring a cubic clathrate crystal structure with space group Fm-3̅m, isostructural to the well-known high-pressure superconductor LaH₁₀. By combining heavy transition metals (hafnium and tantalum) with a dense hydrogen sublattice, this material is designed to generate strong internal chemical pressure, potentially stabilizing a highly compressed hydrogen network at or near ambient pressure. Using established theoretical frameworks for phonon-mediated superconductivity, including the McMillan–Allen–Dynes formula and isotropic Eliashberg theory, I estimate a superconducting critical temperature approaching the room-temperature regime, contingent on metastable structural retention.
Fields of Study & Subjects
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Hydrogen Storage and Materials
Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 29 January 2026
- Language
- EN