Origin of Superconductivity in Boron-doped Diamond

dc.creatorLee, K. -W.
dc.creatorPickett, W. E.
dc.date2004-04-22
dc.date2004-10-14
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:57:46Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:57:46Z
dc.descriptionSuperconductivity of boron-doped diamond, reported recently at T_c=4 K, is investigated exploiting its electronic and vibrational analogies to MgB2. The deformation potential of the hole states arising from the C-C bond stretch mode is 60% larger than the corresponding quantity in MgB2 that drives its high Tc, leading to very large electron-phonon matrix elements. The calculated coupling strength λ~ 0.5 leads to T_c in the 5-10 K range and makes phonon coupling the likely mechanism. Higher doping should increase T_c somewhat, but effects of three dimensionality primarily on the density of states keep doped diamond from having a T_c closer to that of MgB2.
dc.descriptionFour pages with two embedded figures, corrected fig1. (To appear in Physical Review Letters(2004))
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0404547
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0404547
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 93, 237003 (2004)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.237003
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/23802
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleOrigin of Superconductivity in Boron-doped Diamond
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