Quasiparticle transport in the vortex state of YBa2Cu3O6.9

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作者
Chiao, M [1 ]
Hill, RW
Lupien, C
Popic, B
Gagnon, R
Taillefer, L
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[1] Canadian Inst Adv Res, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T8, Canada
[2] McGill Univ, Dept Phys, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T8, Canada
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.2943
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O4 [物理学];
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The effect of vortices on quasiparticle transport in cuprate superconductors was investigated by measuring the low temperature thermal conductivity of YBa2CU3O6.9 in magnetic fields up to 8 T. The residual linear term (as T --> 0) is found to increase with held, directly reflecting the occupation of extended quasiparticle states. A study for different Zn impurity concentrations reveals good agreement with recent calculations for a d-wave superconductor. It also provides a quantitative measure of the gap near the nodes. [S0031-9007(99)08763-3].
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