A New Frontier in Superconductivity: a Study of Hybridized Gold Clusters

In this research we utilize a combination of the tools of ab initio quantum mechanics and the tools of molecular dynamics, the Hubbard Model to study clusters of the compounds Au_mX_n ( X = atom of a different species;, 1 =< m =< 10; and 1 =< n =< 10 ). We also looked for enhanced absorption charecteristics that have sometimes been found at sub-gap frequencies when coupling is decreased. Topological superconductors are of great interest because of the active ongoing experimental efforts to study exotic physics such as Majorana zero modes. These systems have excitations with non-Abelian exchange statistics, which can be a path to quantum information processing. Our calculations reveal two of the signatures of superconductivity at temperatures close room temperature, but not all the signatures. Further calculations are planned in attempts to place our findings on a more firm footing. Such calculations are important in light of the recent reports of room-temperature superconductivity from experimentalists in India. We also discuss the possiblility of superconductivity mechanisms other the formation of cooper pairs.