Understanding the complex phase diagram of uranium: The role of electron-phonon coupling

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 107, Issue 13, 2011, Pages

  Raymond, S ^a   Bouchet, J ^b   Lander, G H ^c   Le Tacon, M ^d,e   Garbarino, G ^d   Hoesch, M ^d   Rueff, J P ^f,g   Krisch, M ^d   Lashley, J C ^h   Schulze, R K ^h   Albers, R C ^h  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b DIF   (France)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^f SYNCHROTRON SOLEIL   (France)

^g Université Pierre et Marie Curie   (France)

^h LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PHASE DIAGRAMS; ELECTRON PHONON COUPLINGS; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; FUNCTION OF PRESSURE; SOFT-PHONON MODE;

CHARGE DENSITY; ELECTRON CORRELATIONS; ELECTRON-PHONON INTERACTIONS; PENETRATION DEPTH (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); PHASE DIAGRAMS;

URANIUM;

EID: 80053124583     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.136401     Document Type: Article

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