Electron-phonon interaction and superconductivity in BaIr2P2

Detailed calculations of the electronic structure, phonons and electron-phonon coupling of the superconducting compound BaIr2P2 were performed from first-principles. The electronic structure showed excellent agreement with the available experimental data. The total electron-phonon coupling constant was [Formula: see text] and the logarithmically averaged phonon frequency was [Formula: see text] K. From the Allen-Dynes formula, with [Formula: see text], the superconducting critical temperature was estimated to be [Formula: see text] K, which is in excellent agreement with the experiment. These results indicate that the electron-phonon coupling is of moderate strength and is easily capable of supporting the observed superconductivity.