120 research outputs found
Superfluid density in the underdoped YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-x}: Evidence for d-density wave order of pseudogap
The investigation of the penetration depth \lambda_{ab}(T,p) in
YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-x} crystals allowed to observe the following features of the
superfluid density n_s(T,p)\propto \lambda_{ab}^{-2}(T,p) as a function of
temperature T<Tc/2 and carrier concentration 0.078\le p\le 0.16 in CuO_2
planes: (i) n_s(0,p) depends linearly on p, (ii) the derivative
|dn_s(T,p)/dT|_{T\to 0} depends on p slightly in the optimally and moderately
doped regions (0.10<p\le 0.16); however, it rapidly increases with p further
lowering and (iii) the latter finding is accompanied by the linear
low-temperature dependence [-\Delta n_s(T)]\propto T changing to [-\Delta
n_s(T)]\propto \sqrt{T}. All these peculiarities can be treated in the
framework of d-density wave scenario of electronic processes in underdoped
high-Tc materials.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures. To be published in Phys.Rev.Let
Surface impedance anisotropy of YBaCuO single crystals: electrodynamic basis of the measurements
An electrodynamic technique is developed for determining the components of
surface impedance and complex conductivity tensors of HTSC single crystals on
the basis of measured quantities of a quality factor and a resonator frequency
shift. A simple formula is obtained for a geometrical factor of a crystal in
the form of a plate with dimensions in a microwave magnetic field
. To obtain the c-axis complex conductivity from
measurements at we propose a procedure which
takes account of sample size effects. With the aid of the technique involved
temperature dependences of all impedance and conductivity tensors components of
YBaCuO single crystal, grown in BaZrO crucible, are
determined at a frequency of GHz in its normal and superconducting
states. All of them proved to be linear at , and their extrapolation
to zero temperature gives the values of residual surface resistance
and m and
magnetic field penetration depth nm and
m.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figures. Submitted to Phys.Rev.B 05Jun2002; accepted for
publication 21Febr200
Observation of a Transition from BCS to HTSC-like Superconductivity in Ba_{1-x}K_xBiO_3 Single Crystals
A study of temperature dependences of the upper critical field B_{c2}(T) and
surface impedance Z(T)=R(T)+iX(T) in Ba_{1-x}K_xBiO_3 single crystals that have
transition temperatures in the range 6 x>0.4) reveals
a transition from BCS to unusual type of superconductivity. B_{c2}(T) curves
corresponding to the crystals that have T_c>20 K have positive curvature (like
in some HTSC), and those of the crystals with T_c<15 K fall on the usual
Werthamer-Helfand-Hohenberg curve. R(T) and X(T) dependences of the crystals
with T_c~30 K and T_c~11 K are respectively linear (like in HTSC) and
exponential (BCS) in the temperature range T << T_c. The experimental results
are discussed in connection with the extended saddle point model by Abrikosov.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Microwave Response of V3Si Single Crystals: Evidence for Two-Gap Superconductivity
The investigation of the temperature dependences of microwave surface
impedance and complex conductivity of V3Si single crystals with different
stoichiometry allowed to observe a number of peculiarities which are in
remarkable contradiction with single-gap Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory. At
the same time, they can be well described by two-band model of
superconductivity, thus strongly evidencing the existence of two distinct
energy gaps with zero-temperature values Delta1~1.8Tc and Delta2~0.95Tc in
V3Si.Comment: Submitted to Europhysics Letter
c-axis penetration depth in BiSrCaCuO single crystals measured by ac-susceptibility and cavity perturbation technique
The -axis penetration depth in
BiSrCaCuO (BSCCO) single crystals as a function of
temperature has been determined using two techniques, namely, measurements of
the ac-susceptibility at a frequency of 100 kHz and the surface impedance at
9.4 GHz. Both techniques yield an almost linear function
in the temperature range T<0.5 T_c.
Electrodynamic analysis of the impedance anisotropy has allowed us to estimate
m in BSCCO crystals overdoped with oxygen
( K) and m at the optimal doping
level ( K).Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Phenomenological description of the microwave surface impedance and complex conductivity of high- single crystals
Measurements of the microwave surface impedance and
of the complex conductivity of high-quality, high- single
crystals of YBCO, BSCCO, TBCCO, and TBCO are analyzed. Experimental data of
and are compared with calculations based on a modified
two-fluid model which includes temperature-dependent quasiparticle scattering
and a unique temperature variation of the density of superconducting carriers.
We elucidate agreement as well as disagreement of our analysis with the salient
features of the experimental data. Existing microscopic models are reviewed
which are based on unconventional symmetry types of the order parameter and on
novel mechanisms of quasiparticle relaxation.Comment: 15 pages, 17 figures, 1 tabl
Penetration of Josephson vortices and measurement of the c-axis penetration depth in : Interplay of Josephson coupling, surface barrier and defects
The first penetration field H_{J}(T) of Josephson vortices is measured
through the onset of microwave absorption in the locked state, in slightly
overdoped single crystals (T_{c} ~ 84
K). The magnitude of H_{J}(T) is too large to be accounted for by the first
thermodynamic critical field H_{c1}(T). We discuss the possibility of a
Bean-Livingston barrier, also supported by irreversible behavior upon flux
exit, and the role of defects, which relates H_{J}(T) to the c-axis penetration
depth . The temperature dependence of the latter, determined by
a cavity perturbation technique and a theoretical estimate of the
defect-limited penetration field are used to deduce from H_{J}(T) the absolute
value of .Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
Local impedance on a rough surface of a chiral -wave superconductor
We develop a self-consistent approach for calculating the local impedance at
a rough surface of a chiral -wave superconductor. Using the quasiclassical
Eilenberger-Larkin-Ovchinnikov formalism, we numerically find the pair
potential, pairing functions, and the surface density of states taking into
account diffusive electronic scattering at the surface. The obtained solutions
are then employed for studying the local complex conductivity and surface
impedance in the broad range of microwave frequencies (ranging from subgap to
above-gap values). We identify anomalous features of the surface impedance
caused by generation of odd-frequency superconductivity at the surface. The
results are compared with experimental data for SrRuO and provide a
microscopic explanation of the phenomenological two-fluid model suggested
earlier to explain anomalous features of the microwave response in this
material.Comment: 19 pages, 10 figures. Version 2: final version as published in PR
Pseudogap in the microwave response of YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-x}
The in-plane and out-of-plane surface impedance and microwave conductivity
components of one and the same YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-x} (0.07\le x\le 0.47) single
crystal are determined in the wide ranges of temperature T and carrier
concentration p in CuO_2 planes. The following features of the superfluid
density n_s(T,p)\propto\lambda_{ab}^{-2}(T,p) are observed at T<Tc/2 and
0.078\le p\le 0.16: (i) n_s(0,p) depends linearly on p, (ii) the derivative
|dn_s(T,p)/dT|_{T\to 0} depends on p slightly in the optimally and moderately
doped regions (0.10<p\le 0.16); however, it rapidly increases with p further
lowering and (iii) the latter finding is accompanied by the linear
low-temperature dependence \Delta n_s(T)\propto(-T) changing to \Delta
n_s(T)\propto(-\sqrt{T}). For optimum oxygen content the temperature dependence
of the normalized imaginary part of the c-axis conductivity
\lambda_c^2(0)/\lambda_c^2(T) is found to be strikingly similar to that of
\lambda_{ab}^2(0)/\lambda_{ab}^2(T) and becomes more convex with p lowering.
\lambda_c^{-2}(0,p) values are roughly proportional to the normal state
conductivities \sigma_c(T_c,p) along the c-axis. All these properties can be
treated in the framework of d-density wave order of pseudogap.Comment: 7 pages, 9 figures, presented at EUCAS 2003 (September 14-18),
submitted to SUS
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