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Influence of calcium on transport properties, band spectrum and superconductivity of YBa2Cu3O(y) and YBa(1.5)La(0.5)Cu3O(y)
The comparative investigation of transport phenomena in Y(1-x)Ca(x)Ba2Cu3O(y) (0 is less than x is less than 0.25; 6.96 is greater than y is greater than 6.87 and 6.73 is less than x is less than 6.53); Y(1-x)Ca(x)Ba(1.5)La(0.5)Cu3O(y) (0 is less than x is less than 0.5; 7.12 is greater than y is greater than 6.96) and YBa(2-x)La(x)Cu3O(y) (0 is less than x is less than 0.5; 6.95 is less than y is less than 7.21) systems have been carried out. The temperature dependencies of resistivity and thermopower have been measured. It was found that the S(T) dependencies take some additional features with Ca content increase. The results obtained have been analyzed on the basis of the phenomenological theory of electron transport in the case of the narrow conductive band. The main parameters of the band spectrum (the band filling with electrons degree and the total effective band width) have been determined. The dependencies of these from contents of substituting elements are discussed. Analyzing the results obtained simultaneously with the tendencies in oxygen content and critical temperature change we have confirmed the conclusion that the oxygen sublattice disordering has a determinant effect on band structure parameters and superconductive properties of YBa2Cu3O(y). The results obtained suggest that Ca gives rise to some peculiarities in band spectrum of this compound
The thermopower in the temperature range T(sub c)-1000K and the bank spectrum of Bi-based superconductors
The temperature dependencies of thermopower, S, in the range T = T(sub c)-1000K as well as of resistivity and Hall coefficient in the range T = T(sub c)-300K for the single-phase ceramic samples Bi2Sr2Ca(1-x)Nd(x)Cu2O(y) have been measured. It was found that the S(T) dependencies in normal phase have three characteristic regions. Despite the fact that the S(T) dependencies in Bi-based high-T(sub c) superconductors (HTSC) differ essentially from ones in Y-based HTSC at T = T(sub c)-300K, the main feature of theirs (S(T) = const at high temperatures) retains in samples investigated at T is greater than 620K. The results obtained have been analyzed on the basis of the narrow-band model with the use of assumption of slight asymmetry of the conductive band. The band spectrum parameters of the samples studied have been calculated. An analysis of the tendencies in these parameters changes with samples composition varying enables to make the conclusion about the similarity of the main features of the conductive band structure in Y- and Bi-based HTSC
Nernst Effect in Electron-Doped PrCeCuO
The Nernst effect of PrCeCuO (x=0.13, 0.15, and 0.17) has
been measured on thin film samples between 5-120 K and 0-14 T. In comparison to
recent measurements on hole-doped cuprates that showed an anomalously large
Nernst effect above the resistive T and H
\cite{xu,wang1,wang2,capan}, we find a normal Nernst effect above T and
H for all dopings. The lack of an anomalous Nernst effect in the
electron-doped compounds supports the models that explain this effect in terms
of amplitude and phase fluctuations in the hole-doped cuprates. In addition,
the H(T) determined from the Nernst effect shows a conventional behavior
for all dopings. The energy gap determined from H(0) decreases as the
system goes from under-doping to over-dopingin agreement with the recent
tunnelling experiments
Temperature and magnetic-field dependence of the conductivity of YBaCuO films in the vicinity of superconducting transition: Effect of Tc-inhomogeneity
Temperature and magnetic field dependences of the conductivity of YBaCuO
films in the transition region are analyzed taking into account spatial
inhomogeneity in transition temperature, Tc.
(i) An expression for the superconducting contribution to conductivity,
\sigma_s(T,H,Tc), of a homogeneous superconductor for H<<Hc2(T=0) is obtained
using the solution of the Ginzburg-Landau equation in form of perturbation
expansions [S.Ullah, A.T.Dorsey, PRB 44, 262 (1991)].
(ii) The error in \sigma_s(T,H,Tc) occurring due to the presence of
Tc-inhomogeneity is calculated and plotted on an H-T plane diagram. These
calculations use an effective medium approximation and a Gaussian distribution
of Tc.
(iii) Measuring the temperature dependences of a voltage, induced by a
focused electron beam, we determine spatial distributions of the critical
temperature for YBaCuO microbridges with a 2 micron resolution. A typical
Tc-distribution dispersion is found to be approximately 1K. For such
dispersion, error in \sigma_s(T,H,Tc) due to Tc-inhomogeneity exceeds 30% for
magnetic fields H < 1 T and temperatures |T-Tc| < 0.5 K.
(iv) Experimental R(T,H) dependences of resistance are well described by a
numerical solution of a set of Kirchoff equations for the resistor network
based on the measured spatial distributions of Tc and the expression for
\sigma_s(T,H,Tc).Comment: REVTeX, 12 pages including 7 figures, resubmitted to Phys. Rev.
The Effect of Chemical Doping and Hydrostatic Pressure on Tc of Y1-yCayBa2Cu3Ox Single Crystals
We performed susceptibility measurements on Y1-yCayBa2Cu3Ox single crystals
under high He pressure. For each Ca content various samples with different
oxygen contents have been prepared to probe the influence of Ca on Tc(x),
dTc/dp(x) and Tc,max. Starting from the parabolic Tc(nh) behavior we calculated
nh values from Tc and Tc,max for each sample. It is shown that in the overdoped
region dTc/dp can be described by a pressure induced charge transfer with
dnh/dp = 3.7E-3 [1/GPa] and a dTc,max/dp value of 0.8 K/GPa, irrespective of
the Ca content. In the underdoped region additional pressure effects lead to a
peak in dTc/dp at approximately 0.11 holes/CuO2 plane. However, with increasing
Ca content this peak is strongly depressed. This is explained in terms of an
increasing disorder in the CuO chain system due to doping. Deviations in dTc/dp
at very low nh values can be assigned to the ortho II ordering in the CuO chain
system.Comment: 13 pages with 6 figures, accepted for publication in Physica
Electron effects of transfer in oxide high temperature superconductors in normal phase
Ceramic specimens of yttrium and bismuth high temperature superconductors (HTSC), monocrystals and epitaxial films of yttrium HTSC are considered in the paper aiming at the explanation of HTSC transport property features on the base of model representations about the structure of conduction band, the clarification of principle features and detailes of the band spectrum structure of HTSC-materials of various classes, the investigation of the band parameter variation character, the development of diagnostics methods. As a result the possibility of the narrow band model use for the obtaining of the information about the structure of band spectrum and its modifications while varying of specimen composition has been displayed, the conclusion about the realization of anderson's state localization mechanism in HTSC-compounds has been done. Diagnostics new methods of the HTSC-ceramics granulation structure and non-disturbing local express-control of critical temperature values have been suggested. The method of the critical temperature value estimation has been suggestedAvailable from VNTIC / VNTIC - Scientific & Technical Information Centre of RussiaSIGLERURussian Federatio