Resonant Raman scattering and photoinduced metastability in oxygen-deficient YBa2Cu3Ox

被引:6
作者
Osada, M
Kakihana, M
Bäckström, J
Käll, M
Börjesson, L
机构
[1] RIKEN, Inst Phys & Chem Res, Div Surface Characterizat, Wako, Saitama 35101, Japan
[2] Tokyo Inst Technol, Mat & Struct Lab, Midori Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2268503, Japan
[3] Chalmers Univ Technol, Dept Appl Phys, S-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
来源
PHYSICA C | 2000年 / 338卷 / 1-2期
关键词
YBa2Cu3Ox; resonant Raman scattering; photoinduced metastability;
D O I
10.1016/S0921-4534(00)00219-7
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We studied the photoinduced metastable states in oxygen-deficient YBa2Cu3Ox (Y123) (x = 6.35-6.87). The states are identified by the intensity dependences of CuO-chain resonance on photo irradiation and temperature. Below room temperature (RT) the CuO-chain resonance can be completely suppressed by irradiation with visible light polarized along the CuO chains, indicating photo-assisted oxygen ordering. Above RT, the resonance intensity returns and saturates at T > 100 degrees C. This behavior exactly reflects the temperature dependence of chain oxygen ordering in the same crystals observed by hard X-ray diffraction. The stability of the photo-induced state is in agreement with reported persistent photo-induced superconductivity effects. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:157 / 160
页数:4
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