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arXiv:2210.14236 · Physical review. B./Physical review. B

Bipolaronic superconductivity out of a Coulomb gas

John Sous, Chao Zhang, Mona Berciu, David R. Reichman, Boris V. Svistunov, Nikolay V. Prokof'ev, Andrew J. Millis

Published Dec 13, 2023• 15 citations
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Abstract

Bipolaronic superconductivity induced by bond phonons survives even in the presence of very strong long-ranged Coulomb repulsion leading to transition temperatures in line with values found in 3D materials at low densities, providing a robust way to obtain superconductivity in the low-density limit.
DOI
10.1103/physrevb.108.l220502

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