First-principles study of superconductivity in high-pressure Boron
Superconductivity
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
We study superconductivity in Boron using first-principles LAPW calculations, the rigid-muffin-tin approximation and the McMillan theory. Our results point to an electron-phonon mechanism producing transition temperatures near 10K at high pressures in agreement with recent measurements.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0111385,
title = {First-principles study of superconductivity in high-pressure Boron},
author = {D. A. Papaconstantopoulos and M. J. Mehl},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0111385},
year = {2009}
}
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