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The Pseudogap in La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO(4): A Raman Viewpoint
We report the results of Raman scattering experiments on single crystals of
La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO(4) [La214] as a function of temperature and doping. In
underdoped compounds low-energy B1g spectral weight is depleted in association
with the opening of a pseudogap on regions of the Fermi surface located near
(pi, 0) and (0, pi). The magnitude of the depletion increases with decreasing
doping, and in the most underdoped samples, with decreasing temperature. The
spectral weight that is lost at low-energies (omega < 800 cm-1) is transferred
to the higher energy region normally occupied by multi-magnon scattering. From
the normal state B2g spectra we have determined the scattering rate
Gamma(omega, T) of qausiparticles located near the diagonal directions in
k-space, (pi/2, pi/2) regions. In underdoped compounds, Gamma(omega, T) is
suppressed at low temperatures for energies less than Eg(x) ~ 800 cm-1. The
observed doping dependence of the two-magnon scattering and the scattering rate
suppression thus suggest that the pseudogap is characterized by an energy scale
Eg ~ J, where J is the antiferromagnetic super-exchange energy. Comparison with
the results from other techniques provides a consistent picture of the
pseudogap in La214.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, minor revisions include correct form of the B2g
Raman response function and new figures of the recalculated B2g scattering
rate. Presented at the APS March99 Meeting, accepted for publication in the
Canadian Journal of Physic
Universal relationship between crystallinity and irreversibility field of MgB2
The relationship between irreversibility field, Hirr, and crystallinity of
MgB2 bulks including carbon substituted samples was studied. The Hirr was found
to increase with an increase of FWHM of MgB2 (110) peak, which corresponds to
distortion of honeycomb boron sheet, and their universal correlation was
discovered even including carbon substituted samples. Excellent Jc
characteristics under high magnetic fields were observed in samples with large
FWHM of (110) due to the enhanced intraband scattering and strengthened grain
boundary flux pinning. The relationship between crystallinity and Hirr can
explain the large variation of Hirr for MgB2 bulks, tapes, single crystals and
thin films.Comment: 3 pages, 4 figures, to be published in Appl. Phys. Lett. (in press
Evidence of large anisotropy in the magnetization of Na0.35CoO2.1.3H2O quasi-single-crystal superconductors
Quasi-single crystals (up to 2x2x1 mm3) of Na0.35CoO2.1.3H2O-superconductor
have been grown. Magnetization M(H, T) and M(T, H) curves with magnetic field
approximately parallel and perpendicular to c-axis indicates on large
anisotropy, comparable with Bi-based high-temperature superconducting (HTS)
phases.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figure
Structural Features of Layered Iron Pnictide Oxides (Fe2As2)(Sr4M2O6)
Structural features of newly found perovskite-based iron pnictide oxide
system have been systematically studied. Compared to REFePnO system,
perovskite-based system tend to have lower Pn-Fe-Pn angle and higher pnictogen
height owing to low electronegativity of alkaline earth metal and small
repulsive force between pnictogen and oxygen atoms. As-Fe-As angles of
(Fe2As2)(Sr4Cr2O6), (Fe2As2)(Sr4V2O6) and (Fe2Pn2)(Sr4MgTiO6) are close to
ideal tetrahedron and those pnictogen heights of about 1.40 A are close to
NdFeAsO with optimized carrier concentration. These structural features of this
system may leads to realization of high Tc superconductivity.Comment: 3pages, 2figures, 1table, proceedings of M2S 200
Chemical stabilization and high pressure synthesis of Ba-free Hg-based superconductors, (Hg,M)Sr2Ca(n-1)Cu(n)O(y)(n=1 to approximately 3)
A homologous series of new Hg-based HTSC compounds, (Hg,M)Sr2Ca(n - 1)Cu(n)P(y) with n = 1 to 3, have been synthesized. The stabilization of the pure phases have been accomplished by chemical doping of third elements such as M = Cr, Mo and Re. While the Hgl2O1(n = 1) phase was readily obtained in this way, it was necessary to simultaneously dope Y into the Ca site to stabilize the Hg1212(n = 2) phase. On the other hand, single-phase Y-free Hg1212(n = 2) and Hg1223 (n = 3) samples were synthesized only under a high pressure of 6 GPa. In sharp contrast to the Ba containing compounds, all the samples prepared in the present study have been quite stable during the synthesis and no deterioration in air has been observed after the preparation
Successive transition from superconducting to antiferromagnetic phase in (Ca_6(Al, Ti)_4O_y)Fe_2As_2 studied via ^{75}As and ^{27}Al NMR
An unusual successive phase transition from superconducting (SC) to
antiferromagnetic (AF) phases was discovered via ^{75}As and ^{27}Al nuclear
magnetic resonance (NMR) in (Fe_2As_2)(Ca_6(Al, Ti)_4O_y) with four (Al, Ti)O
layers intercalated between FeAs planes. Although the spatially-uniform AF
ordering is clearly visible from ^{27}Al spectra, the ordered moments are very
small and the low-frequency fluctuation is much suppressed, contrary to
existing pnictides with localized magnetic elements. Furthermore, the
temperature (T) dependence of the fluctuation at both nuclei is very similar
throughout the entire temperature range. These facts suggest that some
hybridization between Ti and Fe orbitals induces a uniform electronic state
within FeAs and (Al, Ti)O layers accompanied by the SC and AF transitions. The
iron-based pnictide with Ti-doped blocking layers is the first high-T_c
compound having metallic blocking layers
Superconducting order parameter in heavily overdoped : a global quantitative analysis
A systematic analysis of the complex lineshape at of heavily
overdoped BiSrCaCuO is presented. We show that a
coherent component in the quasi-particle excitation is correlated with the
superfluid density throughout the entire doping range and suggest it is a
direct measure of the order parameter of high temperature superconductors.Comment: 4 RevTex4 pages, 4 eps figures (Fig. 3 revised after publication on
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