Predicted superconductivity of Ni2VAl and pressure dependence of superconductivity in Ni2NbX (X = Al, Ga and Sn) and Ni2VAl

P V Sreenivasa Reddy, V Kanchana, G Vaitheeswaran +1

A first-principles study of the electronic and superconducting properties of the Ni${}_2$VAl Heusler compound is presented. The electron-phonon coupling constant of ${\lambda }_{ep}$ = 0.68 i…