Electron-phonon coupling in superconducting β-PdBi{sub 2}
- Dept. of Physics, Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Raebareli-229001 (India)
- Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Dept. of Physics, Feroze Gandhi College, Raebareli-229001 (India)
We have studied the electronic, transport and vibrational properties of low temperature superconductor β-PdBi{sub 2}. The band manifold clearly demonstrates the 2D-layered structure with multiple gaps. The intersection of bands at E{sub F} in the Γ-P, Γ-N directions gives rise to complicated Fermi surface topology, which contains quite complicated multiple connected sheets, as well as hole and electron-like pockets. From the low temperature specific heat, we have estimated the electron-phonon coupling constant λ{sub el-ph} which has a very high value of 3.66. The vibrational properties clearly illustrates that the strong coupling makes the lattice unstable. The calculated properties confirm that β-PdBi{sub 2} is an intermediate coupling superconductor.
- OSTI ID:
- 22490554
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1665, Issue 1; Conference: 59. DAE solid state physics symposium 2014, Tamilnadu (India), 16-20 Dec 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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