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Condensation energy of the homogeneous electron gas from density-functional theory for superconductors

M. Wierzbowska, J. W. Krogh

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.014509 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

The condensation energy of homogeneous electron gas is calculated within the density-functional theory for superconductors. Purely electronic considerations include the exchange energy exactly and the correlation energy on a level of the random phase approximation. Singlet superconductivity is assumed, and the Coulomb interaction is studied with a model pairing potential at angular momentum up to l=9 and densities 1⩽rs⩽10. The homogeneous gas remains nonsuperconducting up to rs≃9. A very weak negative value of the condensation energy has been found for f waves and higher-l pairing at rs=10.

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Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8

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YBa2Cu3O7

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