Superconductivity: The Transition Temperature Peak Below Four Electrons per Atom

A. S. Cooper, E. Corenzwit, L. D. Longinotti, W. H. Zachariasen

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1970 · 136 citations · 1 references

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Abstract

It is shown that the superconducting transition temperature for compounds in seven different structure types exhibits a peak at about 3.7 to 3.9 valence electrons per atom.

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