Electronic, dynamical and superconducting properties of CaBeSi

Details Electronic, dynamical and superconducting properties of CaBeSi Electronic, dynamical and superconducting properties of CaBeSi

2008-03-07

arxiv.org/abs/0803.1044v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

6 pages, 5 figures

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We report first-principles calculations on the normal and superconducting state of CaBe(x)Si(2-x) (x=1), in the framework of density functional theory for superconductors (SCDFT). CaBeSi is isostructural and isoelectronic to MgB2 and this makes possible a direct comparison of the electronic and vibrational properties and the electron-phonon interaction of the two materials. Despite the many similarities with MgB2 (e.g. sigma bands at the Fermi level and a larger Fermi surface nesting), according to our calculations CaBeSi has a very low critical temperature (Tc ~ 0.4 K, consistent with the experiment). CaBeSi exhibits a complex gap structure, with three gaps at Fermi level: besides the two sigma and pi gaps, present also in MgB2, the appearance of a third gap is related to the anisotropy of the Coulomb repulsion, acting in different way on the bonding and antibonding electronic pi states.

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