FROM SUBMONOLAYERS TO BULK IN YBA2CU3O7-DELTA

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作者
CIEPLAK, MZ [1 ]
VADLAMANNATI, S [1 ]
GUHA, S [1 ]
NIEN, CH [1 ]
LINDENFELD, P [1 ]
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[1] POLISH ACAD SCI,INST PHYS,WARSAW 42,POLAND
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PHYSICA C-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS | 1993年 / 209卷 / 1-3期
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10.1016/0921-4534(93)90863-L
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We have made measurements of the conductance of ultrathin oriented layers of YBa2Cu3O7-delta (YBCO) between thicker layers of YxPr1-xBa2Cu3O7-delta [(Y-Pr)BCO] which demonstrate the stepwise progression from submonolayers to bulk-like behavior as the thickness of YBCO is increased iu increments as small as 1 angstrom. The depression of the zero-resistance transition temperature T(KT) is correlated with the depression of the sheet conductance G. For small thicknesses the relation between T(KT) and G is approximately linear and is independent of x. For larger thicknesses there is a transition from this 'surface dependence'' to the dependence in clean bulk material.
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