OPTICAL-EXCITATION OF QUASI-PARTICLE PAIRS IN THE VORTEX CORE OF HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS

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作者
KARRAI, K
CHOI, EJ
DUNMORE, F
LIU, S
DREW, HD
LI, Q
FENNER, DB
ZHU, YD
ZHANG, FC
机构
[1] LAB PHYS SCI,COLLEGE PK,MD 20742
[2] ADV FUEL RES,E HARTFORD,CT 06138
[3] UNIV CINCINNATI,DEPT PHYS,CINCINNATI,OH 45221
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.152
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
A far-infrared resonance has been observed in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 thin films in the presence of high magnetic fields. It corresponds to the quasiparticle pair creation process inside the vortex core. The resonance frequency is omega-0 = 1.3kT(c)/HBAR with a linewidth l/tau congruent-to 0.6-omega. This value for omega-0 implies, within BCS theory, a large energy gap in YBa2Cu3O7.
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