High-pressure stabilization of Mg2IrH7: Structural proximity to high-Tc superconductivity

Shubham Sinha, Wencheng Lu, Mads F. Hansen +14

Mg${}_2$IrH${}_6$ is a metastable complex metal hydride with a predicted superconducting transition temperature as high as 170 K at ambient pressure. Following the synthesis of isomorp…