Heavy-fermion superconductivity

Abstract

The heavy-fermion superconductors show the most significant differences from conventional superconductors. Heavy fermions are compounds containing rare-earth or actinide ions whose f-shell electrons are strongly correlated. The theories presented in this paper were developed mainly to describe effects in heavy fermion superconductors. Nevertheless, the general aspects of these theories may also be applicable to the class of CUD or organic superconductors.

Nigerian Journal of Physics Vol. 16(2) 2004: 40-48