Superconductivity in d-and f=Band MetalsHarry Suhl Superconductivity in d- and f-Band Metals focuses on the establishment of systematics among d- and f-band metals, with emphasis towards developing a fundamental theory with predictive capability for these complex materials. This book examines the unique physical qualities of the d- and f-band metals that challenge our basic understanding of several general aspects of superconductivity. Organized into 59 chapters, this compilation of papers starts with an overview of the homogeneity in d- and f-band systems that offer the opportunity for relating superconductivity to the normal state microscopic parameters. This book then explores several topics, including superconductors, phonon effects, electronic structure, A-15 systematics, as well as disorder and transport. Other chapters discuss the interrelationships between superconductivity and magnetism. This text discusses as well the magnetic field dependent effects in the rare-earth ternary compounds. The final chapter deals with the complexity of the crystal structures. This book is a valuable resource for materials scientists and physicists. |
Contents
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CHAPTER 7 CHARACTERISTICS OF GETTER SPUTTERED THIN FILMS OF Nb3Ge AND MULTILAYERED FILMS OF Nb3GeNb3Ir | 57 |
CHAPTER 8 LOW TEMPERATURE SPECIFIC HEAT OF PROTACTINIUM | 65 |
CHAPTER 31 EFFECTS OF ATOMIC ORDER ON THE UPPER CRITICAL FIELD AND RESISTIVITY OF A15 SUPERCONDUCTORS | 265 |
CHAPTER 32 POSITRON ANNIHILATION EXPERIMENT ON V3Si | 273 |
CHAPTER 33 STUDIES OF THE FERMI SURFACE OF V3Si BY 2D ACAR MEASUREMENTS | 281 |
CHAPTER 34 THEORY OF RESISTIVITY SATURATION | 291 |
CHAPTER 35 DENSITY OF STATES AND Tc OF DISORDERED A15 COMPOUNDS | 305 |
CHAPTER 36 RESISTIVITY OF A15 COMPOUNDS | 317 |
CHAPTER 37 SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ATOMIC ORDERING IN NEUTRONIRRADIATED Nb3Ge | 335 |
CHAPTER 38 DIRECT OBSERVATION OF DEFECTS IN Al5 COMPOUNDS PRODUCED BY FAST NEUTRON IRRADIATION | 349 |
CHAPTER 9 THE ADDITIVE PRESSURE DEPENDENCE OF THE SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE OF ThY ALLOYS | 71 |
CHAPTER 10 ON THE ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF A15 COMPOUNDS | 77 |
CHAPTER 11 FERMI SURFACE MEASUREMENTS IN A15 COMPOUNDS | 87 |
CHAPTER 12 THEORETICAL EVIDENCE FOR AN ELECTRONICALLY DRIVEN ISOSTRUCTURAL PHASE TRANSITION IN FCC LANTHAN... | 99 |
CHAPTER 13 SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND CHARGEDENSITY WAVES | 105 |
CHAPTER 14 ANISOTROPY OF ELECTRONPHONON INTERACTION AND SUPERCONDUCTING ENERGY GAP IN NIOBIUM | 113 |
MICROSCOPIC COMPARISON OF THEORY AND EXPERIMENT | 121 |
CHAPTER 16 RECENT CALCULATIONS OF PHONON SPECTRA OF TRANSITION METALS AND COMPOUNDS | 131 |
CHAPTER 17 SOFT MODES AND LATTICE INSTABILITIES IN αU | 143 |
CHAPTER 18 THE CURRENT STATUS OF EXPERIMENTAL TUNNELING RESULTS ON NIOBIUM | 153 |
CHAPTER 19 A PROXIMITY ELECTRON TUNNELING STUDY OF V AND V3Ga | 159 |
CHAPTER 20 AN ELASTIC NEUTRON DIFFRACTION STUDY OF TRANSFORMING AND NONTRANSFORMING SINGLE CRYSTAL ZrV2 | 165 |
CHAPTER 21 FROZEN PHONON CALCULATIONS FOR THE L232323 PHONON OF NIOBIUM AND MOLYBDENUM | 173 |
CHAPTER 22 INTERRELATION BETWEEN WEAK ITINERANT MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN SOME dBAND METAL CO... | 181 |
CHAPTER 23 THE CURRENT EXPERIMENTAL STATUS OF CuClRESEARCH | 191 |
CHAPTER 24 THE PAIRING INTERACTION IN SURFACE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY | 201 |
CHAPTER 25 SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN 2D INHOMOGENEOUS NbN FILMS | 207 |
FORMALISM AND APPLICATION TO Nb AND Pd | 215 |
CHAPTER 27 PROPERTIES OF sp AND sd TYPE A15 SUPERCONDUCTORS A COMPARISON | 223 |
CHAPTER 28 A15 COMPOUNDS AND THEIR AMORPHOUS COUNTERPARTS | 233 |
CHAPTER 29 XRAY DETERMINATION OF ANHARMONICITY IN V3Si | 247 |
CHAPTER 30 PREFERRED ORIENTATION AND LATTICE REGISTRY EFFECTS OF Nb3Sn DIFFUSION LAYERS | 259 |
CHAPTER 39 RECOVERY OF Tc BY ANNEALING IN DISORDERED Nb3Pt | 355 |
EXAFS STUDIES | 363 |
CHAPTER 41 TRANSPORT PROPERTIES ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES AND Tc IN DISORDERED A15 COMPOUNDS | 369 |
CHAPTER 42 MAGNETIC ORDERING IN RAREEARTH TERNARY SUPERCONDUCTORS | 381 |
CHAPTER 43 TRANSITIONS OF SUPERCONDUCTORS INTO FERRO AND ANTIFERRO MAGNETS | 391 |
CHAPTER 44 LOW TEMPERATURE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF ErRh4B4 | 403 |
CHAPTER 45 ION DAMAGE CRITICAL CURRENT AND TUNNELING STUDIES OF ErRh4B4 FILMS | 409 |
CHAPTER 46 MICROPROBE FIELD MEASUREMENTS IN ErRh4B4 | 419 |
CHAPTER 47 NEUTRON SCATTERING STUDY OF THE MAGNETIC TRANSITION IN THE REENTRANT SUPERCONDUCTOR Ho06Er04Rh... | 427 |
CHAPTER 48 EQUILIBRIUM PROPERTIES OF THE FLUXOID LATTICE IN SINGLECRYSTAL NIOBIUM | 433 |
CHAPTER 49 PROGRESS IN CALCULATIONS OF THE SUPERCONDUCTING PROPERTIES OF TRANSITION METALS | 443 |
CHAPTER 50 CALCULATIONS OF THE SUPERCONDUCTING AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OFA15 STRUCTURE COMPOUNDS | 455 |
CHAPTER 51 THE ELIASHBERG FUNCTION AND THE SUPERCONDUCTING Tc OF TRANSITION METAL HEXABORIDES | 465 |
CHAPTER 52 SUPERCONDUCTING HYDRIDES OF TRANSITION METAL ALLOYS | 473 |
CHAPTER 53 LOW TEMPERATURE NORMALSTATE ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY ANOMALIES IN SOME DISORDERED dBAND SUPERCO... | 479 |
CHAPTER 54 NEW TERNARY MOLYBDENUM CHALCOGENIDES | 485 |
CHAPTER 55 MAGNETIC INTERACTIONS IN TERNARY SUPERCONDUCTORS | 495 |
CHAPTER 56 HEAT CAPACITY AND ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY OF CHEVREL PHASE SUPERCONDUCTORS | 501 |
CHAPTER 57 MÖSSBAUER STUDY OF METAL CATIONS IN THE CHEVREL PHASES | 509 |
CHAPTER 58 THE INFLUENCE OF THE FORMAL ELECTRIC CHARGE ON THE SIZE OF THE TRANSITION METAL ATOM CLUSTER IN Y... | 515 |
CHAPTER 59 SELFCONSISTENT ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE OF CHEVREL PHASE COMPOUNDS | 521 |
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