Microwave electrodynamics of electron-doped cuprate superconductors

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作者
Kokales, JD [1 ]
Fournier, P [1 ]
Mercaldo, LV [1 ]
Talanov, VV [1 ]
Greene, RL [1 ]
Anlage, SM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Ctr Superconduct Res, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3696
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We report microwave cavity perturbation measurements of the temperature dependence of the penetration depth, lambda>(*) over bar * (T), and conductivity, sigma>(*) over bar * (T) of Pr2-xCexCuO4-delta (PCCO) crystals, as well as parallel-plate resonator measurements of A(T) in PCCO thin films. Penetration depth measurements are also presented for a Nd2-xCexCuO4-delta (NCCO) crystal. We find that Deltah(T) has a power-law behavior for T < T-c/3, and conclude that the electron-doped cuprate superconductors have nodes in the superconducting gap. Furthermore, using the surface impedance, we have derived the real part of the conductivity, <sigma>(1)(T), below T-c and found a behavior similar to that observed in hole-doped cuprates.
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页码:3696 / 3699
页数:4
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