Evidence for magnetic-field-induced decoupling of superconducting bilayers in La2-xCa1+xCu2O6

Zhong, Ruidan; Schneeloch, J. A.; Chi, Hang; Li, Qiang; Gu, Genda; Tranquada, J. M.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.97.134520

Title: Evidence for magnetic-field-induced decoupling of superconducting bilayers in La_2-xCa_1+xCu₂O₆

Journal Article · Tue Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.134520· OSTI ID:1433992

^[1]; Schneeloch, J. A. ^[2]; Chi, Hang ^[2]; Li, Qiang ^[2]; Gu, Genda ^[2]; Tranquada, J. M. ^[2]

Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.; Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). Materials Science and Engineering Dept.
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.

We report a study of magnetic susceptibility and electrical resistivity as a function of temperature and magnetic field in superconducting crystals of La_2-xCa_1+xCu₂O₆ with x = 0.10 and 0.15 and transition temperature T$$m\atop{c}$$ = 54 K (determined from the susceptibility). When an external magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the CuO₂ bilayers, the resistive superconducting transition measured with currents flowing perpendicular to the bilayers is substantially lower than that found with currents flowing parallel to the bilayers. Intriguingly, this anisotropic behavior is quite similar to that observed for the magnetic irreversibility points with the field applied either perpendicular or parallel to the bilayers. We discuss the results in the context of other studies that have found evidence for the decoupling of superconducting layers induced by a perpendicular magnetic field.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Emergent Superconductivity (CES); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1433992

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1434404

Report Number(s):: BNL-203535-2018-JAAM; TRN: US1802339

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Vol. 97, Issue 13; ISSN 2469-9950

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