کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1591570 | 1515590 | 2015 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• The electronic structures of YPd2B2C, YPt2B2C and LaPt2B2C are studied using ab initio pseudopotential method.
• Phonons are studied using a linear response theory.
• The lowest phonon mode couples more strongly with electrons.
• The calculated TC of 20.6 K for YPd2B2C is in agreement with the experimental value of 21 K.
We report on an ab initio study of the BCS-type superconductivity in the intermetallic borocarbides YPd2B2C, YPt2B2C and LaPt2B2C with a layer-like structure. The largest contribution to the electron-phonon coupling constant λ is identified to come from transverse acoustic phonons at a zone-edge, arising from the atomic vibrations in the boron-transition metal layer. A detailed examination of the atomic geometry in the boron-transition metal layer, the electron-phonon coupling constant λ , and the logarithmically averaged phonon frequency ωlnωln helps explain the relatively higher superconducting temperature Tc of YPd2B2C (20.6 K) compared to that of YPt2B2C (11.3 K) and LaPt2B2C (10.40 K).
Journal: Solid State Communications - Volume 206, March 2015, Pages 1–5