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Structural instability and superconductivity in A-15 compounds

L. R. Testardi

L. R. Testardi

  • Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974

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Rev. Mod. Phys. 47, 637 – Published 1 July, 1975

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.47.637

Abstract

Structural instabilities are now being found in many high-temperature superconductors. Compounds with the A-15 (β-W) structure comprise the most important group of these materials, and their properties have been extensively studied for over 15 years. A review is given of some of these results, particularly those relating to the elastic behavior. The empirical relation of the structural instability and the anharmonicity to the high superconducting transition temperature is discussed.

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