Pseudogap and Superconducting Gap in the Electronic Raman Spectra of Underdoped Cuprates
- Walther Meissner Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, D-85748 Garching (Germany)
- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Ecublens, CH-1015 Lausanne (Switzerland)
- DPMC, Universite de Geneve, CH-1211 Geneve (Switzerland)
Raman spectra of YBa{sub 2}Cu {sub 3}O{sub 7-x} and Bi{sub 2}Sr {sub 2}(Ca {sub 0.62}Y{sub 0.38})Cu{sub 2}O{sub 8+{delta}} with T{sub c}{congruent}0.65T{sup max}{sub c} in the underdoped regime of the phase diagram are studied as a function of temperature and polarization. At B{sub 2g}(xy) symmetry a reduction of spectral weight by 10{percent} for frequencies less than 700cm{sup -1} or 15k{sub B}T{sub c} is found below approximately 200K. Below T{sub c}, a superconducting gap opens up which closely resembles that observed at higher doping levels. It is compatible with d{sub x{sup 2}-y{sup 2}} pairing and its amplitude 2{Delta}{sub 0} can be estimated to be 8k{sub B}T{sub c}. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
- OSTI ID:
- 549679
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 25 Vol. 78; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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