Electronic band structure of low-temperature YB12, YB6 superconductors and layered YB2, MgB2 diborides

2002/02/01 by I. R. Shein, Shein, I. R., S. V. Okatov +6
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research #FOS: Physical sciences #Rare-earth and actinide compounds #Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con) #Superconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys #cond-mat.supr-con

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0202015

6 pages, 4 figures

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Abstract

Electronic band structure of boron-rich low-temperature superconductors UB12-like dodecaboride YB12 and CaB6-like hexaboride YB6 are investigated using the first-principle FLMTO calculations and compared with one for layered YB2 and the new "medium-Tc" superconductor MgB2 diborides.

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