High-pressure study of layered nitride superconductors
Author(s) -
Y. Taguchi,
M. Hisakabe,
Yasuo Ohishi,
S. Yamanaka,
Yoshihiro Iwasa
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
physical review b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-4489
pISSN - 1098-0121
DOI - 10.1103/physrevb.70.104506
Subject(s) - superconductivity , phonon , condensed matter physics , physics , pairing , coupling constant , lattice (music) , lattice constant , nitride , excitation , lambda , materials science , quantum mechanics , nanotechnology , layer (electronics) , acoustics , diffraction
Pressure dependence of critical temperature, lattice constant, and phonon frequency has been investigated for layered nitride superconductors, ZrNCl0.7 and Li0.5sTHFdyHfNCl. The analysis of the data in terms of MacMillan’s theory indicated that the relevant phonon frequencies are low (<50 and 100 cm ˛1 , respectively), and that the electron-phonon coupling constant l is larger than 3 in both compounds in sharp contrast with previous experimental and theoretical results. This result may suggest a possibility that other bosonic excitation than phonon additionally contributes to the pairing interaction in these materials.
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