%0 Journal Article
%T Heat Capacity of MgB_2: Evidence for Moderately Strong Coupling Behavior
%A R. K. Kremer
%A B. J. Gibson
%A K. Ahn
%J Physics
%D 2001
%I arXiv
%X We characterize the superconducting state of phase pure polycrystalline samples of the new layered superconductor MgB$_2$ by specific heat measurements in magnetic fields up to 9 T. The characteristic jump at the superconducting transition is observed and compared with the predictions of weak coupling BCS-theory and the $\alpha$-model. Our analysis shows excellent agreement with the predictions for 2$\Delta/k_BT_{\rm C}$ = 4.2(2) with a Sommerfeld term $\gamma_{\rm exp}$ of 3.1(1) mJ/mol K$^2$ indicating that MgB$_2$ is a superconductor in the moderately strong electron-phonon coupling regime.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0102432v2