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Note on the superconductivity of uranium at high pressure

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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/α 1 phase boundary is expected to terminate in a critical point not unlike theγ/α phase line in cerium.

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  1. Institut für Festkörperforschung, Kernforschungsanlage Jülich GmbH, Postfach 365, D-5170, Jülich 1, Federal Republic of Germany

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Wittig, J. Note on the superconductivity of uranium at high pressure. Z Physik B 22, 139–142 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01322357

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