Jj. Neumeier, ANALYSIS OF THE SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION-TEMPERATURES PRESSURE-DEPENDENCE FOR YBA2CU3O7-DELTA WITHIN A BCS FRAMEWORK, Physica. C, Superconductivity, 233(3-4), 1994, pp. 354-360
The pressure dependence of the superconducting transition temperature
dT(c)/dP of the YBa2Cu3O7 high-T-c superconductor is addressed. A valu
e of dln T-c/dln V (where V is the volume) comparable to the phonon Gr
uneisen parameter is revealed, thereby allowing for reasonable analysi
s using the Allen-Dynes equation for T-c. The electronic contribution
to the electron-phonon coupling parameter eta is found to be positivel
y influenced by pressure, with a volume dependence of dln eta/dln V ap
proximate to -3, and to offset the Gruneisen parameter's contribution
in the equation for dln T-c/dln V by about a factor of 1.5 thus result
ing in a positive pressure dependence of T-c. This value is comparable
to that observed in conventional superconductors. The possible influe
nce of a van Hove singularity near the Fermi energy on T-c(P) results
is discussed.