Screening the organic materials database for superconducting metal-organic frameworks

Abstract

The increasing financial and environmental cost of many inorganic materials has motivated study into organic and "green" alternatives. However, most organic compounds contain a large number of atoms in the primitive unit cell, posing a significant barrier to high-throughput screening for functional properties. In this work, we attempt to overcome this challenge and identify superconducting candidates among the metal-organic-frameworks in the organic materials database using a recently proposed proxy for the electron-phonon coupling. We then isolate the most promising candidate for in-depth analysis, C${}_9$H${}_8$Mn${}_2$O${}_{11}$, providing evidence for superconductivity below $100$mK.

6 pages, 4 figures