Theoretical calculation of Tc for lead
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- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique Lettres
- Vol. 40 (12) , 253-255
Abstract
Using our ab initio band structure results, we calculate the transition temperature of Pb according to the Gaspari-Gyorffy theory. The calculated value is half the experimental one. The discrepancy is attributed to the rigid muffin tin approximation. A simple method with no adjustable parameters is developed to account for this approximation. The new transition temperature is in excellent agreement with experimentKeywords
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