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Metal-to-insulator crossover and pseudogap in single-layer compound BiSrCuO single crystals in high magnetic fields
The in-plane and the out-of-plane
magneto-transport in magnetic fields up to 28 T has been investigated in a
series of high quality, single crystal, hole-doped La-free Bi2201 cuprates for
a wide doping range and over a wide range of temperatures down to 40 mK. With
decreasing hole concentration going from the overdoped (p=0.2) to the
underdoped (p=0.12) regimes, a crossover from a metallic to and insulating
behavior of is observed in the low temperature normal state,
resulting in a disorder induced metal insulator transition. In the zero
temperature limit, the normal state ratio of the
heavily underdoped samples in pure Bi2201 shows an anisotropic 3D behavior, in
striking contrast with that observed in La-doped Bi2201 and LSCO systems. Our
data strongly support that that the negative out-of-plane magnetoresistance is
largely governed by interlayer conduction of quasiparticles in the
superconducting state, accompanied by a small contribution of normal state
transport associated with the field dependent pseudogap. Both in the optimal
and overdoped regimes, the semiconducting behavior of persists even
for magnetic fields above the pseudogap closing field . The method
suggested by Shibauchi \textit{et al.} (Phys. Rev. Lett. \textbf{86}, 5763,
(2001)) for evaluating is unsuccessful for both under- and overdoped
Bi2201 samples. Our findings suggest that the normal state pseudogap is not
always a precursor of superconductivity.Comment: 11 pages, 8 figures, published in PRB Nov 200
Carrier concentrations in Bi_{2}Sr_{2-z}La_{z}CuO_{6+\delta} single crystals and their relation to Hall coefficient and thermopower
We measured the thermopower S and the Hall coefficients R_H of
Bi_{2}Sr_{2-z}La_{z}CuO_{6+\delta} (BSLCO) single crystals in a wide doping
range, in an effort to identify the actual hole concentrations per Cu, p, in
this system. It is found that the "universal" relation between the
room-temperature thermopower and T_c does not hold in the BSLCO system.
Instead, comparison of the temperature-dependent R_H data with other cuprate
systems is used as a tool to identify the actual p value. To justify this
approach, we compare normalized R_H(T) data of BSLCO, La_{2-x}Sr_{x}CuO_{4}
(LSCO), YBa_{2}Cu_{3}O_{y}, and Tl_{2}Ba_{2}CuO_{6+\delta}, and demonstrate
that the R_H(T) data of the LSCO system can be used as a template for the
estimation of p. The resulting phase diagram of p vs T_c for BSLCO suggests
that T_c is anomalously suppressed in the underdoped samples, becoming zero at
around p ~ 0.10, while the optimum T_c is achieved at p ~ 0.16 as expected.Comment: 4 pages including 5 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
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Metal-to-Insulator Crossover in the Low-Temperature Normal State of Bi_{2}Sr_{2-x}La_{x}CuO_{6+\delta}
We measure the normal-state in-plane resistivity of La-doped Bi-2201 single
crystals at low temperatures by suppressing superconductivity with 60-T pulsed
magnetic fields. With decreasing hole doping, we observe a crossover from a
metallic to insulating behavior in the low-temperature normal state. This
crossover is estimated to occur near 1/8 doping, well inside the underdoped
regime, and not at optimum doping as reported for other cuprates. The
insulating regime is marked by a logarithmic temperature dependence of the
resistivity over two decades of temperature, suggesting that a peculiar charge
localization is common to the cuprates.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in PR
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Structural phase transition and electrode characteristics of LiMn{sub 2{minus}x}Mg{sub x}O{sub 4} positive electrode material for the lithium secondary battery
With in mind improving the cycle performance of 4V class lithium manganese oxide positive electrode material for the lithium secondary battery, the authors have been investigating the effects of partial substitution of Mn by another metal. The crystal phase transition in the quaternary spinel LiMn{sub 2{minus}x}Mg{sub x}O{sub 4} was studied by neutron powder diffraction at 200K and DSC measurements at low temperatures. They find that substituting Mn by Mg resulted in a more stable crystal structure with the Jahn-Teller transition suppressed down to low temperature. The charge-discharge characteristics of these positive electrode active materials were investigated at 4V range. Although the discharge capacity decreased with increasing Mg content, the cycle performance was improved with increasing Mg content
Ultrahigh-pressure form of Si O2 glass with dense pyrite-type crystalline homology
High-pressure synthesis of denser glass has been a longstanding interest in condensed-matter physics and materials science because of its potentially broad industrial application. Nevertheless, understanding its nature under extreme pressures has yet to be clarified due to experimental and theoretical challenges. Here we reveal the formation of OSi4 tetraclusters associated with that of SiO7 polyhedra in SiO2 glass under ultrahigh pressures to 200 gigapascal confirmed both experimentally and theoretically. Persistent homology analyses with molecular dynamics simulations found increased packing fraction of atoms whose topological diagram at ultrahigh pressures is similar to a pyrite-type crystalline phase, although the formation of tetraclusters is prohibited in the crystalline phase. This critical difference would be caused by the potential structural tolerance in the glass for distortion of oxygen clusters. Furthermore, an expanded electronic band gap demonstrates that chemical bonds survive at ultrahigh pressure. This opens up the synthesis of topologically disordered dense oxide glasses.Peer reviewe
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