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Coherent-potential-approximation calculations for PdH/sub x/

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., B; (United States)
The angular-momentum components of the density of states (DOS) for substoichiometric PdH/sub x/ were calculated by the coherent-potential approximation (CPA). A tight-binding form of the CPA was used, based on a Slater-Koster fit to first-principles APW calculations. The CPA DOS's have been used to calculate the electron-phonon interaction and superconducting transition temperatures as a function of hydrogen concentration x. The results are in good agreement with experiment and with previous calculations in which the rigid-band model was utilized. The CPA results for the electronic-specific-heat coefficient as a function of x are in excellent agreement with experiment while the results of the rigid-band model are not.
Research Organization:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C. 20375
OSTI ID:
6694645
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev., B; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., B; (United States) Vol. 18:6; ISSN PLRBA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English