Electronic structures of antiperovskite superconductors MgXNi3 (X=B, C, and N)

J. H. Shim; S. K. Kwon; B. I. Min

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.64.180510

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Electronic structures of antiperovskite superconductors MgXNi3 (X=B, C, and N)

J. H. Shim, S. K. Kwon, B. I. Min

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.64.180510 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

We have investigated electronic structures of a newly discovered antiperovskite superconductor MgCNi3 and related compounds MgBNi3 and MgNNi3. In MgCNi3, a peak of very narrow and high density of states is located just below the Fermi level, which corresponds to the π* antibonding state of Ni 3d and C 2p but with the predominant Ni 3d character. The prominent nesting feature is observed in the Γ-centered electron Fermi surface of an octahedron-cage-like shape that originates from the 19th band. The estimated superconducting parameters are in reasonable agreement with experiment, suggesting that the superconductivity in MgCNi3 is described properly by the conventional BCS phonon mechanism.

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Formula	Reported Tc (K)	Pressure (GPa)	Type
MgCNi3 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	8	Pressure not reported	unknown