UNIAXIAL PRESSURE-DEPENDENCE OF T(C) OF SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE YBA2CU4O8 VIA THERMAL-EXPANSION

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作者
MEINGAST, C [1 ]
KARPINSKI, J [1 ]
JILEK, E [1 ]
KALDIS, E [1 ]
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[1] SWISS FED INST TECHNOL,FESTKORPERPHYS LAB,CH-8093 ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
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PHYSICA C | 1993年 / 209卷 / 04期
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10.1016/0921-4534(93)90580-J
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The anisotropic response of an YBa2Cu4O8 single crystal to superconducting order is studied using an ultrahigh resolution capacitance dilatometer. A shortening of the crystal below T(c) is observed along the a-axis, whereas little or no response is seen along the b- and c-axis lattice directions. The dependence of T(c) on uniaxial pressure, dT(c)/dp(i) (i=a,b,c), is determined using the thermal expansion data and one of the Ehrenfest relationships. We find that dT(c)/dp(a)=+(3.7-5.0) K/GPa, dT(c)/dp(b)=+(0.3-0.4) K/GPa, and dT(c)/dp(c)=(0+/-0.7) K/GPa, which shows that the large hydrostatic pressure dependence of T(c) results mainly from the uniaxial effect along the a-axis.
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