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Title: Raman spectral temperature dependence of Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}Ca{sub 1{minus}x}(Y{sub x})Cu{sub 2}O{sub 8} (x=0 and 1)

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OSTI ID:538209
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  1. Inst. des Materiaux, Nantes (France). Lab. de Physique Cristalline
  2. Ecole Polytechnique Federale, Lausanne (Switzerland). Inst. de Physique Appliquee

The authors have investigated the temperature dependence of phonon and magnon Raman scattering of Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}CaCu{sub 2}O{sub 8} (2212) and Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}YCu{sub 2}O{sub 8} single crystals. They found no significant frequency shifts above and below {Tc} nor magnons in the yttrium free 2212 compound. The main 460 cm{sup {minus}1} O-Sr phonon is not coupled to an electronic continuum whereas it appears clearly that the 630 cm{sup {minus}1} O-Bi phonon does couple owing to its Fano shape. Issue whether the oxygen-CuO{sub 2} 290 cm{sup {minus}1} phonon couples or not remains open. On the contrary, some phonons of the Raman spectra of yttrium 2212 crystals show changes around T{sup *} = 125 K in frequency, linewidth and intensity. For instance, anomalous temperature dependence is evidenced for the frequency and linewidth of the O-Bi lines (628, 670 cm{sup {minus}1}) and CuO{sub 2} lines (310, 358 cm{sup {minus}1}), and the linewidth of the mode at 500 cm{sup {minus}1}. A strong and large feature (3060 cm{sup {minus}1}) stemming possibly from two-magnon scattering has also been recorded at 8 K and 300 K. The exchange integral J is estimated to be {minus}140 meV.

OSTI ID:
538209
Report Number(s):
CONF-960163-; ISBN 0-8194-2070-0; TRN: 97:018592
Resource Relation:
Conference: Photonics West `96: conference on quantum well and superlattice physics VI, San Jose, CA (United States), 27 Jan - 2 Feb 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Spectroscopic studies of superconductors. Part A: Infrared and Raman spectra; Bozovic, I.; Marel, D. van der [eds.]; PB: 337 p.; Proceedings/SPIE, Volume 2696
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English