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This work presents an analysis of the functional derivative of the superconducting transition temperature T$_c$ with respect to the electron-phonon coupling function $\alpha^2F(\omega)$ [$\delta T_c/\delta \alpha^2$F($\omega$)] and…
With a generic model for the electron-phonon spectral density, two simple expressions are derived to estimate the transition temperature and gap-to-temperature ratio in conventional superconductors. They entail that on average the numerical…
We develop a non-perturbative approach for calculating the superconducting transition temperatures ($T_{c}$) of liquids. The electron-electron scattering amplitude induced by electron-phonon coupling (EPC), from which the effective pairing…
Extending the BCS theory towards the strong electron-phonon interaction (EPI), a charged Bose liquid of small bipolarons has been predicted by us with a further prediction that the highest superconducting critical temperature is found in…
Recent reports of room-temperature, ambient pressure superconductivity in copper-substituted lead phosphate apatite, commonly referred to as LK99, have prompted numerous theoretical and experimental studies into its properties. As the…
The optical properties of the superconducting single crystal Rb$_{0.8}$Fe$_{1.68}$Se$_2$ with $T_{c}$ $\simeq$ 31 K have been measured over a wide frequency range in the $ab$ plane. We found that the optical conductivity is dominated by a…
We study the optical conductivity in A3C60 (A =K, Rb). The effects of the electron-phonon interaction is included to lowest order in the coupling strength lambda. It is shown that this leads to a narrowing of the Drude peak by a factor…
Recent computational studies confirmed by experiment have established the occurrence of superconducting temperatures, $T_c$, near 200 K when the pressure is close to 200 GPa in the compound H$_3S$. Motivated by these findings we investigate…
Electron-phonon superconductors at high pressures have displayed the highest values of critical superconducting temperature $T_c$ on record, now rapidly approaching room temperature. Despite the importance of high-$P$ superconductivity in…
We show that the electron-phonon coupling (EPC) in many materials can be significantly underestimated by the standard density functional theory (DFT) in the local density approximation (LDA) due to large non-local correlation effects. We…
We have studied the topological insulator Bi$_2$Te$_3$(111) by means of helium atom scattering. The average electron-phonon coupling $\lambda$ of Bi$_2$Te$_3$(111) is determined by adapting a recently developed quantum-theoretical…
We calculate the pair correlation function and the order parameter correlation function, which probe, respectively, the intra-pair and inter-pair correlations of a Fermi gas with attractive inter-particle interaction, in terms of a…
We propose that unconventional superconductivity in hydrated sodium cobaltate $Na_xCoO_2$ results from an interplay of electronic correlations and electron-phonon interactions. On the basis of the $t-V$ model plus phonons we found evidences…
Internal energies, enthalpies, phonon dispersion curves, and superconductivity of atomic metallic hydrogen are calculated. The (standard) use pseudopotentials in density-functional theory are compared with full (Coulomb)-potential…
In this work, we resolve conflicting experimental and theoretical findings related to the dynamical stability and superconducting properties of $Fm\overline{3}m$-LuH$_3$, which was recently suggested as the parent phase harboring…
Alkali-fulleride superconductors with a maximum critical temperature Tc of 40 K exhibit similar electronic phase diagram with unconventional high-Tc superconductors where the superconductivity resides proximate to a magnetic Mott-insulating…
Superconducting behavior even under harsh ambient conditions is expected to occur in La@C(60) if it could be isolated from the primary metallofullerene soot when functionalized by CF(3) radicals. We use ab initio density functional theory…
A stability criterion is worked out for the superconducting phase. The validity of a prerequisite, established previously for persistent currents, is thereby confirmed. Temperature dependence is given for the specific heat and concentration…
Elemental gallium can exist in several phases under ambient conditions. The stable $\alpha$ phase has a superconducting transition temperature, $T_c$, of 0.9~K. By contrast, the $T_c$ of the metastable $\beta$ phase is around 6~K. To…
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