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Electron-phonon coupling and superconductivity in LiBC
By means of the first-principles density-functional theory calculation and
Wannier interpolation, electron-phonon coupling and superconductivity are
systematically explored for boron-doped LiBC (i.e. LiBC), with
between 0.1 and 0.9. Hole doping introduced by boron atoms is treated
through virtual-crystal approximation. For the investigated doping
concentrations, our calculations show the optimal doping concentration
corresponds to 0.8. By solving the anisotropic Eliashberg equations, we find
that LiBC is a two-gap superconductor, whose superconducting
transition temperature, T, may exceed the experimentally observed value of
MgB. Similar to MgB, the two-dimensional bond-stretching
phonon modes along - line have the largest contribution to
electron-phonon coupling. More importantly, we find that the first two acoustic
phonon modes and around the midpoint of - line play a
vital role for the rise of T in LiBC. The origin of strong
couplings in and modes can be attributed to enhanced
electron-phonon coupling matrix elements and softened phonons. It is revealed
that all these phonon modes couple strongly with -bonding electronic
states.Comment: 7 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in EP
Electronic structures and magnetic orders of Fe-vacancies ordered ternary iron selenides TlFeSe and AFeSe (A=K, Rb, or Cs)
By the first-principles electronic structure calculations, we find that the
ground state of the Fe-vacancies ordered TlFeSe is a
quasi-two-dimensional collinear antiferromagnetic semiconductor with an energy
gap of 94 meV, in agreement with experimental measurements. This
antiferromagnetic order is driven by the Se-bridged antiferromagnetic
superexchange interactions between Fe moments. Similarly, we find that crystals
AFeSe (A=K, Rb, or Cs) are also antiferromagnetic semiconductors
but with a zero-gap semiconducting state or semimetallic state nearly
degenerated with the ground states. Thus rich physical properties and phase
diagrams are expected.Comment: Add results about AFeSe (A=K, Rb, or Cs);4 pages and 7
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