LARGE A-B ANISOTROPY OF THE EXPANSIVITY ANOMALY AT TC IN UNTWINNED YBA2CU3O7-DELTA

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作者
MEINGAST, C
KRAUT, O
WOLF, T
WUHL, H
ERB, A
MULLERVOGT, G
机构
[1] UNIV KARLSRUHE,KRISTALL & MAT LAB,W-7500 KARLSRUHE,GERMANY
[2] UNIV KARLSRUHE,FAK PHYS,W-7500 KARLSRUHE,GERMANY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.1634
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The response of the YBa2Cu3O7-delta lattice to superconducting order is studied using an ultrahigh-resolution capacitance dilatometer. The onset of superconductivity is accompanied by highly anisotropic jumps of the expansivities in the a-b plane. This leads to a reduction of the orthorhombic splitting below T(c), which suggests that superconductivity favors a symmetric (b = a) CuO2 plane. Little effect is seen along the c axis. Superconducting fluctuations are for the first time clearly observed in the lattice expansion.
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页码:1634 / 1637
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