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The band structure and Fermi surface parameters of ZrB2, VB2, NbB2, and TaB2 hexagonal diborides are considered in the framework of the self-consistent full-potential LMTO method in comparison with the relevant parameters of a MgB2 isostructural superconductor. The factors responsible for the superconducting properties of AlB2-like diborides are analyzed, and the results obtained are compared with previous calculations and available experimental data.
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Translated from Fizika Tverdogo Tela, Vol. 44, No. 10, 2002, pp. 1752–1757.
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Shein, I.R., Ivanovskii, A.L. Band structure of ZrB2, VB2, NbB2, and TaB2 hexagonal diborides: Comparison with superconducting MgB2 . Phys. Solid State 44, 1833–1839 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1514768
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