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In spite of their layered crystal structure, the new class of intermetallic borocarbide superconductors (typified by LuNi2B2C) have three-dimensional conduction with anisotropy being a minor factor. The calculated electron-phonon coupling constants are consistent with a picture of moderate- to strong-coupling conventional superconductivity, with large contributions from boron vibrations. We report several calculated material parameters for members of this class of compounds, and compare with some of the experimental data.
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Pickett, W.E., Singh, D.J. New class of intermetallic borocarbide superconductors: Electron-phonon coupling and physical parameters. J Supercond 8, 425–428 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00722821
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