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Abstract
We predict superconductivity for the carbon--boron clathrate SrB3C3 with Tc=27--43K for Coulomb pseudopotential (μ ∗)values between 0.17 and 0.10 using first-principles calculations with conventional electron--phonon coupling. Electrical transport measurements, facilitated by an in situ experimental design compatible with extreme synthesis conditions (>3000K at 50 GPa), show nonhysteretic resistivity drops that track the calculated magnitude and pressure dependence of superconductivity for μ ∗ ≈ 0.15, and transport measurements collected under applied magnetic fields indicate superconductivity with an onset Tc of approximately 20 K at 40 GPa. Carbon-based clathrates thus represent a class of superconductors similar to other covalent metals like MgB2 and doped fullerenes. Carbon clathrates share structures similar to superconducting superhydrides with wide potential for tunable properties, and covalent C--B bonds allow metastable persistence at ambient conditions.