Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-6-2017
Abstract
The electronic properties of the heavy metal superconductor LaIr3 are reported. The estimated superconducting parameters obtained from physical properties measurements indicate that LaIr3 is a BCS-type superconductor. Electronic band structure calculations show that Ir d-states dominate the Fermi level. A comparison of electronic band structures of LaIr3 and LaRh3shows that the Ir-compound has a strong spinorbit-coupling effect, which creates a complex Fermi surface.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
Recommended Citation
Haldolaarachchige, N., Schoop, L., Khan, M., Huang, W., Ji, H., Hettiarachchilage, K., & Young, D. (2017). Ir d-band derived superconductivity in the lanthanum-iridium system LaIr3. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 29 (47) https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aa90a8
