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A model study of the pressure variation of the superconducting transition temperature

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The volume dependence of the Morel-Anderson prescription for the superconducting transition temperature is calculated. The resulting expressions depend only upon atomic constants, the specific-heat effective mass, and the Grüneisen constant. No undetermined parameters enter. On the basis of the model, the full range of observed pressure dependences ofT c can be qualitatively understood. Quantitative comparison with experiment is made and is generally satisfactory, but a lack of reliable data prevents definitive assessment of the general applicability of the model.

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    Present address: Department of Physics, University College, Galway, Ireland

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Sikora, P.T. A model study of the pressure variation of the superconducting transition temperature. J Low Temp Phys 2, 587–597 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00628276

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