Published February 1, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Theory of high-temperature superconductivity

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, City College of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10031

Description

A theory for high-temperature superconductivity is developed based on a hydrodynamic approximation to the many-body problem. Electrons confined to two-dimensional sheets exchange coupled two-dimensional plasmon and phonon modes. This leads to a strong electron-electron attraction. Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory is used to derive an expression for the transition temperature. The superconductivity comes about because of the existence of a low-frequency mode. Experimental consequences of the theory are discussed

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
4
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
1616-1623
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD