Strong Superconductivity with Local Jahn-Teller Phonons in [Formula presented] Solids

J. E. Han, O. Gunnarsson, V. H. Crespi

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Abstract

We analyze fulleride superconductivity at experimental doping levels, treating the electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions on an equal footing, and demonstrate that the Jahn-Teller phonons create a local (intramolecular) pairing which is surprisingly resistant to the Coulomb repulsion, despite the weakness of retardation in these low-bandwidth systems. The requirement for coherence throughout the solid then yields a very strong doping dependence to [Formula presented], one consistent with experiment and much stronger than expected from standard Eliashberg theory.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4
Number of pages1
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume90
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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