Band structure of ZrB2, VB2, NbB2, and TaB2 hexagonal diborides: Comparison with superconducting MgB2
- 1 October 2002
- journal article
- Published by Pleiades Publishing Ltd in Physics of the Solid State
- Vol. 44 (10), 1833-1839
- https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1514768
Abstract
The band structure and Fermi surface parameters of ZrB2, VB2, NbB2, and TaB2 hexagonal diborides are considered in the framework of the self-consistent full-potential LMTO method in comparison with the relevant parameters of a MgB2 isostructural superconductor. The factors responsible for the superconducting properties of AlB2-like diborides are analyzed, and the results obtained are compared with previous calculations and available experimental data.Keywords
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