Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Physical properties of fcc lanthanum under pressure

  • Published:
Journal of Low Temperature Physics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We report here a theoretical calculation of band strucure and superconductivity in the fcc phase of lanthanum under pressure. The effect of pressure on the band structure is obtained by means of the linear muffintin orbital method. McMillan's formula is used to calculate the superconducting transition temperature (T c). It is found that the value ofT c increases continuously up to 17.8 GPa and then begins to decrease. The change in the slope ofT c is attributed to the appearance of a new piece of Fermi surface. The calculated values ofT c are compared with the available experimental data.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. T. F. Smith, inSuperconductivity in d- and f-Band Metals (New York: American Institute of Physics, 1972) p. 293.

    Google Scholar 

  2. H. Balster and J. Wittig,J. Low Temp. Phys. 21, 377 (1975).

    Google Scholar 

  3. K. Andres,Phys. Rev. 168, 708 (1968).

    Google Scholar 

  4. J. M. Lock,Proc. Phys. Soc. 370, 566 (1957).

    Google Scholar 

  5. W. E. Blumberg, J. Eisinger, V. Jaccarino, and B. T. Matthis,Phys. Rev. Lett. 5, 52 (1960).

    Google Scholar 

  6. J. Kondo,Prog. Theor. Physics 29 (1963) 1.

    Google Scholar 

  7. B. Coqblin and C. F. Ratto,Phys. Rev. Lett. 21 (1968) 1065.

    Google Scholar 

  8. H. Wuhl, A. Eicher, and J. Wittig,Phys. Rev. Lett. 31 (1973) 1393.

    Google Scholar 

  9. C. F. Ratto, B. Coqblin, and E. Galleani d'Agliano,Solid State Commun. 7 (1969) 1387.

    Google Scholar 

  10. G. S. Fleming, S. H. Liv, and T. L. Loucks,J. Appl. Phys. 40 (1969) 1285.

    Google Scholar 

  11. D. Glotzel and L. Fritsche,Phys. Status Solidii,B79 (1977) 85.

    Google Scholar 

  12. D. Glotzel,J. Phys. F8 (1978) L163.

    Google Scholar 

  13. T. Takeda and J. Kubler,J. Phys. F9 (1979) 661.

    Google Scholar 

  14. W. E. Pickett, A. J. Freeman, and D. D. Koelling,Phys. Rev. B22 (1980) 2695.

    Google Scholar 

  15. A. K. McMahan, H. L. Skriver, and B. Johansson,Phys.Rev. B23 (1981) 5016.

    Google Scholar 

  16. M. Dakshinamoorthy and K. Iyakutti,High Temps—High Pressures 15 (1983) 645.

    Google Scholar 

  17. T. Jaralborg, G. Andersson, B. Sundqvist, and O. Rapp,J. Phys: Condensed Matter 1 (1989) 8407.

    Google Scholar 

  18. H. L. Skriver and I. Mertig,Phys. Rev. B41 (1990) 6553.

    Google Scholar 

  19. O. K. Andersen,Phys. Rev. B12 (1975) 3060.

    Google Scholar 

  20. W. L. McMillan,Phys. Rev. 167 (1968) 331.

    Google Scholar 

  21. V. Heine,Phys. Rev. 153 (1967) 673.

    Google Scholar 

  22. V. Von Barth and L. Hedin,J. Phys. C5 (1972) 1629.

    Google Scholar 

  23. O. Jepsen and O. K. Andersen,Solid State Commun. 9 (1972) 1763.

    Google Scholar 

  24. R. L. Jacobs,J. Phys. C1 (1968) 1307.

    Google Scholar 

  25. N. D. Lang and H. Ehrenreich,Phys. Rev. 168 (1968) 605.

    Google Scholar 

  26. R. Asokamini, M. Rajagopalan, M. B. Suvasini, and V. Sundararajan,Phys.Rev. B3 (1986).

  27. G. D. Gaspari and B. L. Gyorffy,Phys. Rev. Lett 29 (1972) 801.

    Google Scholar 

  28. H. L. Skriver and I. Mertig,Phys. Rev. B32 (1985) 4441.

    Google Scholar 

  29. D. A. Papaconstantopoulos, L. L. Boyer, B. H. Klein, A. R. Williams, V. L. Marruzzi, and J. F. Janak,Phys. Rev. B15 (1977) 4221.

    Google Scholar 

  30. R. Asokamani, M. B. Suvasini, M. Rajagopalan, and V. Sundararajan,Physica B138 (1986) 94.

    Google Scholar 

  31. K. H. Bennemann and J. W. Garland inSuperconductivity in d- and f-Band Metals (New York: American Instiute of Physics, 1971).

    Google Scholar 

  32. I. M. Lifschitz,Soviet Physics-JETP 11 (1960) 1130.

    Google Scholar 

  33. V. I. Makarov and V. G. Bar'yakhtar,Soviet Physics-JETP 21 (1965) 1151.

    Google Scholar 

  34. C. W. Chu, T. F. Smith, and W. E. Gardner,Phys. Rev. B1 (1970) 214.

    Google Scholar 

  35. M. Rajagopalan, M. Alouani, and N. E. Christensen,J. Low Temp. Phys. 75 (1989) 1.

    Google Scholar 

  36. M. F. Merriam,Rev. Mod. Phys. 36 (1964) 152.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics, College of Engineering, Anna University, Madras, India

    V. Angayarkanni, B. Palanivel, S. Natarajan & M. Rajagopalan

Authors
  1. V. Angayarkanni
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. B. Palanivel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. S. Natarajan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. M. Rajagopalan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Angayarkanni, V., Palanivel, B., Natarajan, S. et al. Physical properties of fcc lanthanum under pressure. J Low Temp Phys 86, 165–176 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01151800

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01151800

Keywords

Search

Navigation