Electron–phonon superconductivity in BaSn5

David Billington, David Ernsting, Tom Millichamp, Stephen Dugdale

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Abstract

First-principles calculations of the electronic structure and phonon dispersion relation of the superconducting compound were performed. This has allowed the calculation of the electron–phonon matrix elements from which the electron–phonon coupling constant was found to be . Application of the Allen–Dynes formula with yielded a superconducting transition temperature of K. The calculated agrees well with the available experimental data and indicates that is an electron–phonon superconductor with intermediate strength electron–phonon coupling.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1728-1737
Number of pages10
JournalPhilosophical Magazine
Volume95
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 May 2015

Bibliographical note

Date of Acceptance: 07/04/2015

Keywords

  • electronic structure
  • superconductivity
  • phonons
  • electron–phonon coupling

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