Peierls-Frohlich instability and superconductivity in linear chain crystals

H. Gutfreund*, B. Horovitz, M. Weger

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Abstract

The transition to insulating or superconducting states in linear chain systems is discussed in relation to the recently observed paraconductivity in TTF-TCNQ crystals. A relation between Tc, the Peierls transition temperature Tp, and the electron-phonon coupling strength is derived using the RPA and a simplified form the strong coupling equation for T c. It is argued that in principle one can have either T p>Tc or Tc>Tp.

Original languageEnglish
Article number016
Pages (from-to)383-388
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Physics C: Solid State Physics
Volume7
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1974

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