Ab-initio theory of superconductivity - II: Applications to elemental metals

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2004-08-31

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0408686v2

Phys. Rev. B 72, 024546 (2005)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

12 pages, 10 figures, 3 tables, revised version

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.72.024546

The density functional theory for superconductors developed in the preceding article [cond-mat/0408685] is applied to the calculation of superconducting properties of several elemental metals. In particular, we present results for the transition temperature, for the gap at zero temperature, and for thermodynamic properties like the specific heat. We obtain an unprecedented agreement with experimental results. Superconductors both with strong and weak electron-phonon coupling are equally well described. This demonstrates that, as far as conventional superconductivity is concerned, the first-principles prediction of superconducting properties is feasible.

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