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Electronically driven short-range lattice instability: Possible role in superconductive pairing

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A superconducting pairing mechanism is suggested, mediating by collective and coherent cluster fluctuations in the materials. Our model, based on a geometrical frustration, proposes a dynamic effect driven by a special short-range electronic instability. Experimental support for this model is discussed.

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Szasz, A. Electronically driven short-range lattice instability: Possible role in superconductive pairing. J Supercond 4, 3–15 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00618292

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  • Lattice instability
  • mechanism for highT c