Dependence of superconducting transition temperature on doping and structural distortion of the CuO2 planes in La(2-x)M(x)CuO(4) (M=Nd,Ca,Sr)

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Dabrowski, B [1 ]
Wang, Z [1 ]
Rogacki, K [1 ]
Jorgensen, JD [1 ]
Hitterman, RL [1 ]
Wagner, JL [1 ]
Hunter, BA [1 ]
Radaelli, PG [1 ]
Hinks, DG [1 ]
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[1] ARGONNE NATL LAB,DIV MAT SCI,ARGONNE,IL 60439
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.1348
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O4 [物理学];
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By comparing structural and superconducting properties of La2-x-yCaxNdyCuO4 to La2-xSrxCuO4 we have separated the effects of structure and doping on the superconducting T-c. At a fixed doping level, the highest T-c is found for flat and square CuO2 planes in the tetragonal structure. T-c is reduced by the structural distortions of the CuO2 planes in the orthorhombic structure. The local minimum of T-c vs doping observed around x similar to 0.12 indicates the presence of a weakly split singularity of the electronic density of states for the orthorhombic material.
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