Unresolved problems in superconductivity of CaC6
Creators
- 1. Center for Computational Materials Science, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375 (United States)
- 2. Max Planck Institute Fur Festkorperforschung, Stuttgart (Germany)
- 3. Twente University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Enschede (Netherlands)
- 4. INFM and Dipartimento di Fisica, La Sapienza, Rome (Italy)
- 5. Unite PCPM, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
Description
We discuss the current status of the theory of the 'high-temperature' superconductivity in intercalated graphites YbC6 and CaC6. We emphasize that while the general picture of conventional, phonon-driven superconductivity has already emerged and is generally accepted, there are still interesting problems with this picture, such as weak coupling regime inferred from specific heat suggesting coupling exclusively with high-energy carbon phonons coming in direct contradiction with the isotope effect measurements in turn suggesting coupling exclusively with the low-energy intercalant modes. At the same time, the first principle calculations, while explaining Tc, contradict both the experiments above by predicting equal coupling with both groups of phonons
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2007.03.276Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physc.2007.03.276;
- arXiv
- arXiv:cond-mat/0606404v1;
- PII
- S0921-4534(07)00317-6;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physica. C, Superconductivity
- Journal Volume
- 460-462
- Journal Page Range
- p. 116-120
- ISSN
- 0921-4534
- CODEN
- PHYCE6
Conference
- Title
- 8. international conference on materials and mechanisms of superconductivity and high temperature superconductors
- Acronym
- M2S-HTSC VIII
- Dates
- 9-14 Jul 2006
- Place
- Dresden (Germany)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39062504
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CALCIUM CARBIDES; COUPLING; CURRENTS; GRAPHITE; HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS; ISOTOPE EFFECTS; PHONONS; SPECIFIC HEAT; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; WEAK-COUPLING MODEL; YTTERBIUM CARBIDES
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBIDES; CARBON; CARBON COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELEMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERALS; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR MODELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUASI PARTICLES; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TYPE-II SUPERCONDUCTORS; YTTERBIUM COMPOUNDS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.