Abstract
Ab initio pseudopotential calculations have made for the structural, electronic, elastic, mechanical, and electron–phonon interaction properties of molybdenum borocarbide (Mo2BC) and niobium boronitride (Nb2BN) superconductors. Analysis of the structural and electronic properties reveals that the nature of bonding in both these compounds is a combination of covalent, ionic, and metallic. The near-Fermi electronic states in both compounds are occupied by the d states of transition metal atoms. The electronic density of states at the Fermi level in Mo2BC is significantly higher than that in Nb2BN. Lattice dynamical calculations verify their dynamical stability in the base-centered orthorhombic Mo2BC-type crystal structure. We find that the total electron–phonon coupling constant is equal to 0.745 for Mo2BC and 0.539 for Nb2BN. The calculated superconducting transition temperature of 7.41 K for Mo2BC and 3.50 K for Nb2BN is comparable with their experimental values of 7.2 and 4.4 K, respectively.
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