Zeitschrift für Physik B Condensed Matter

, Volume 22, Issue 2, pp 139–142 | Cite as

Note on the superconductivity of uranium at high pressure

  • J. Wittig
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Abstract

The pressure dependence ofT c of uranium can be probably most simply understood in terms of pressure-induced phonon softening at short-wavelength. This interpretation of Smith and Fisher's data leads to a new proposal for the low temperatureP — T phase diagram. The so-calledα/α1 phase boundary is expected to terminate in a critical point not unlike theγ/α phase line in cerium.

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Spectroscopy Neural Network State Physics Phase Diagram Uranium 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • J. Wittig
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  1. 1.Institut für FestkörperforschungKernforschungsanlage Jülich GmbHJülich 1Federal Republic of Germany

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