Theory for Reliable First-Principles Prediction of the Superconducting Transition Temperature

Abstract

A review is given for the theoretical framework to give a reliable prediction of the superconducting transition temperature Tc from first principles, together with a practical strategy for its application to actual materials with illustrations of the results of Tc calculated for superconductors in the weak-coupling region like the alkali and alkaline-earth intercalated graphites as well as those in the strong-coupling region like the alkali-doped fullerides.

16 pages, 7 figures, published in "Carbon-based superconductors: Toward high-Tc superconductivity", edited by J. Haruyama (Pan Stanford, Singapore,2015), pp. 193-230; ISBN: 978-981-4303-30-9 (Hardcover), 978-981-4303-31-6 (eBook). arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1601.02753