Abstract
The electronic structures of four polycrystalline borocarbide superconductors Y1-xRxPd2B2C (R = Gd, Dy, Ho, and Er) were studied by photoabsorption spectroscopy and theoretical calculation. The Pd and rare-earth L3-edge X-ray absorption near edge spectra (XANES) are compared with the calculated XANES spectra for these intermetallic compounds. The decrease of the superconducting transition temperatures with addition of rare-earth dopant in these compounds is not due to a decrease of the total density of states at the Fermi energy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
| Volume | 389 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 Mar 8 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Electronic structure
- Photoabsorption
- Superconductor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry