NEUTRON SPECTROSCOPIC EVIDENCE FOR CLUSTER FORMATION AND PERCOLATIVE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN ERBA2CU3OX

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MESOT, J [1 ]
ALLENSPACH, P [1 ]
STAUB, U [1 ]
FURRER, A [1 ]
MUTKA, H [1 ]
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[1] INST MAX VON LAUE PAUL LANGEVIN,F-38042 GRENOBLE,FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.865
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O4 [物理学];
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Inelastic neutron scattering has been employed to study in detail the low-energy crystal-field excitations of Er3+ in ErBa2Cu3Ox (6 < x < 7). The observed energy spectra are found to be the result of a superposition of three stable states, which we interpret in terms of local regions of semiconducting and metallic character. The superconductivity is shown to result from the formation of a two-dimensional percolative network. A two-dimensional bond percolation model correctly predicts the critical oxygen contents associated with the two-plateau structure of T(c).
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