Thermal conductivity of high-Tc superconductors: Effect of Van Hove singularities

Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications

Volumn 265, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 258-266

  Houssa, M ^a   Ausloos, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; FERMI LEVEL; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ELECTRON PHONON TRANSPORT COUPLING CONSTANT; ELECTRONIC CONTRIBUTION; POWER LAW DEPENDENCE; VAN HOVE SINGULARITIES; WAVE GAP PARAMETERS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 0030183004     PISSN: 09214534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4534(96)00304-8     Document Type: Article

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