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On the theory of superconductivity in Kondo lattice systems

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Zeitschrift für Physik B Condensed Matter

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An attempt is made to explain the occurrence of superconductivity in Kondo lattice systems with special reference to CeCu2Si2. Starting point is the Fermi liquid approach. It is generalized from a Kondo impurity to the Kondo lattice by means of the Korringa-Kohn-Rostocker method. From it a hybridization model is derived and discussed in detail. Two electron-phonon mechanisms are investigated which appear in Kondo lattices. One results from the additional phase shifts caused by the Kondo ions while the other is responsible for the so-called Kondo volume collapse. It is shown that the latter is sufficiently strong in order to explain why CeCu2Si2 is a superconductor while LaCu2Si2 is not. An estimate for the superconducting transition temperatureT c produces the right order of magnitude.

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    H. Razafimandimby & P. Fulde

  2. Fachbereich Physik, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, D-8400, Regensburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    J. Keller

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Razafimandimby, H., Fulde, P. & Keller, J. On the theory of superconductivity in Kondo lattice systems. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 54, 111–120 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01388062

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