  A new Laves phase superconductor NbBe2, prototype with MgCu2, having maximum
Tc ~2.6 K has been reported very recently. Based on first-principle
calculations, we systematically study the structural, elastic, mechanical,
electronic, thermal and superconducting properties of the newly reported
superconducting intermetallic compound NbBe2. Finally, we investigate the
electron-phonon coupling constant, phonon dispersion curve and density of
states which indicates that the compound under study is a weakly coupled BCS
superconductor.
