LATTICE INSTABILITIES IN CUPRATE SUPERCONDUCTORS - A POSSIBLE LIMITING MECHANISM FOR T(C)

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作者
LANG, M
KURSCH, R
GRAUEL, A
GEIBEL, C
STEGLICH, F
RIETSCHEL, H
WOLF, T
HIDAKA, Y
KUMAGAI, K
MAENO, Y
FUJITA, T
机构
[1] KERNFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH, W-7500 KARLSRUHE 1, GERMANY
[2] NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TEL PUBL CORP, IBARAKI ELECT COMMUN LABS, TOKAI, IBARAKI 31911, JAPAN
[3] HOKKAIDO UNIV, DEPT PHYS, SAPPORO, HOKKAIDO 060, JAPAN
[4] HIROSHIMA UNIV, DEPT PHYS, HIROSHIMA 730, JAPAN
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.482
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
High-resolution thermal-expansion experiments on (i) insulating La2CuO4+delta, (ii) its Sr- and Ba-doped metallic counterparts with reduced T(c) values, and (iii) Nd(1.85)Ce0.15CuO4-delta (T(c) congruent-to 24 K) reveal distinct lattice instabilities at T1 = 32 +/- 1 K and T2 = 36 +/- 1 K. T2 coincides with T(c)max found upon 15 at.% Sr doping. For YBa2Cu3O6.5 (T(c) = 49 K), a lattice instability occurs at T = 90 +/- 1 K, i.e., again close to T(c)max = 92 K.
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