Electron-Phonon Interaction and Superconductivity in Transition Metals and Transition-Metal Carbides

Barry M. Klein; Dimitrios A. Papaconstantopoulos

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.32.1193

Electron-Phonon Interaction and Superconductivity in Transition Metals and Transition-Metal Carbides

Barry M. Klein and Dimitrios A. Papaconstantopoulos

Phys. Rev. Lett. 32, 1193 – Published 27 May 1974

Abstract

Using the results of self-consistent augmented-plane-wave band-structure calculations, electron mass enhancement factors and superconducting transition temperatures have been calculated for V, Nb, NbC, TaC, and HfC. Good agreement with experiment is obtained.