Umklapp scattering and electron pairing cutoff in BCS superconductors

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2003-08-18

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0308350v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

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In a superconductor electrons form pairs for which the end states of normal and umklapp scattering may overlap. This cuts electron pairing off at a phonon frequency, $\omega_c$, low compared with the Debye frequency, $\omega_D$. Using this insight, correct values of $2\Delta/k_BT_c$ (average error 8.9%) for 12 superconductive metals, including Hg and Pb, are achieved from simple BCS formalism with an average $\omega_c/\omega_D$ of 0.148: Landau's idea of a Fermi liquid may cover strong-coupling superconductors. The cancellation between normal and umklapp scattering may be more important than a strong electron-phonon interaction in reaching a high critical temperature $T_c$.

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