Paraconductivity in the mercury-chain compound hg3-8asf6

T. Sugiyama, H. Gutfreund, M. Weger

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Abstract

We interpret the large currents in the c direction (perpendicular to the chains) reported in Hg3_8jAsF6 below 4K as being due to superconducting fluctuations near its mean-field Tc. We show that the unique structure of this material and the strong anisotropy of the electron-phonon interaction lead to fluctuating currents in the c direction, with a critical behaviour characteristic of a one-dimensional system, We show that the unique form of the BCS Hamiltonian gives rise to superconductivity in this quasi-one-dimensional metal, without an interfering Peierls transition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2519-2528
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Physics C: Solid State Physics
Volume19
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 May 1986

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