SPECIFIC-HEAT ANOMALIES IN LA2-XMXCUO4(M = BA, SR, X = 0.09, 0.12, 0.15) NEAR 70 AND 100K

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作者
WRIGHT, DA [1 ]
EMERSON, JP [1 ]
WOODFIELD, BF [1 ]
FISHER, RA [1 ]
PHILLIPS, NE [1 ]
CRAWFORD, MK [1 ]
MCCARRON, EM [1 ]
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[1] DUPONT CO,WILMINGTON,DE 19880
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PHYSICA C | 1991年 / 185卷
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10.1016/0921-4534(91)91917-S
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Specific heat measurements show, for LMCO [M = B(Ba), S(Sr); x = 0.09, 0.12, 0.15], hysteresis and anomalous behavior in the 85-125K region and, for LBCO(0.12) and LSCO(0.09), similar magnetic field-dependent anomalies near 70K. Neutron and x-ray studies by others have shown the existence of an orthorhombic-tetragonal transition for LBCO near 70K but gave no indication of structural transitions in the other cases. The occurrence of transitions, and their x-dependence, in these materials is of interest for the possibility of its connection with the x-dependence of superconducting properties including the isotope effect.
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页码:1387 / 1388
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