Superconductivity in dilute system of sites with strong electron-electron attraction

Abstract

We consider the effect of strong electron-electron attraction on superconductivity in the dilute system of the negative U-centers. They couple to the conducting electronic states and mediate attraction between electrons. We predict the formation of the local Cooper pairs provided attraction exceeds a certain threshold value. The global coherent superconducting state appears only due to the Andreev scattering between the centers at low temperatures. The dependence of the superconducting transition temperature and the second critical magnetic field on attraction strength is calculated.