This article reviews the theory of electron-phonon interactions in solids from the point of view
of ab initio calculations. While the electron-phonon interaction has been studied for almost a …

Point-contact spectroscopy was originally developed for the determination of the electron–
phonon spectral function in normal metals. However, in the past 20 years it has become an …

Abstract The EPW (Electron-Phonon coupling using Wannier functions) software is a
Fortran90 code that uses density-functional perturbation theory and maximally localized …

Electron–phonon coupling is crucial for the existence of various phases of matter, in
particular superconductivity and density waves. Here, we devise a theory that incorporates …

We demonstrate that graphite phonon dispersions have two Kohn anomalies at the Γ-E 2 g
and KA 1′ modes. The anomalies are revealed by two sharp kinks. By an exact analytic …

We determine from first principles the finite-temperature properties—linewidths, line shifts,
and lifetimes—of the key vibrational modes that dominate inelastic losses in graphitic …

The successful fabrication of a two-dimensional boron sheet, which features a triangular
lattice with periodic hole arrays, has stimulated great interest in its specific structure as well …

We show that the electron-phonon coupling (EPC) in many materials can be significantly
underestimated by the standard density-functional theory (DFT) in the local-density …

Knowledge of the mean-free-path distribution of heat-carrying phonons is key to
understanding phonon-mediated thermal transport. We demonstrate that thermal …

The generation of radiation with well-defined frequency and wavelength, and the ability to
precisely determine these quantities, are of fundamental importance in physics and other …