ENERGY GAPS OF ND1.85CE0.15CUO4-Y AND ND1.85TH0.15CUO4-Y DETERMINED BY FAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY

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WANG, SH [1 ]
SONG, Q [1 ]
CLAYMAN, BP [1 ]
PENG, JL [1 ]
ZHANG, L [1 ]
SHELTON, RN [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF DAVIS,DEPT PHYS,DAVIS,CA 95616
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.1067
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O4 [物理学];
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Reflectance spectra of polycrystalline n-type ceramic superconductors Nd1.85R0.15CuO4-y(R=Ce and Th) were measured over the range from 2 to 300 K from 20 to 10 000 cm-1. The spectra and reflectance ratios show a number of prominent features. Those which show no significant temperature dependence over this temperature range are assigned to lattice vibrations of free-carrier excitations. Increases in reflectivity below about 50 cm-1 occur on the transition into the superconducting state. Energy gaps inferred from them for excitations along the c axis are in the range predicted by BCS theory. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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