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Infrared studies of the normal and superconducting states of Y/sub 1/Ba/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7/

Journal Article · · IBM J. Res. Dev.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1147/rd.333.0238· OSTI ID:5709496
The authors describe infrared measurements of the a-b-plane response of Y/sub 1/Ba/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7/ crystals with T/sub c/ /approx equal/ 92 K. They observe a self-energy structure at a characteristic energy of 500 cm/sup -1/(8/kappa/T/sub c/), the appearance of which coincides with the transition to the superconducting state. The nature of this self-energy anomaly is consistent with its identification as a nodeless a-b-plane energy gap at 2/Delta/ /approx equal/ 8/kappa/T/sub c/. On the basis of temperature-dependent measurements above T/sub c/, they suggest that the normal state can be primarily characterized by a carrier band with an enhanced low-frequency mass and a frequency-dependent scattering rate. The data indicates that these arise from coupling to an excitation spectrum with characteristic frequencies up to /omega//sub c/ -- 700 cm/sup -1/ and a coupling strength of /lambda/ /approx equal/ 2-3.
Research Organization:
International Business Machines Corp., Yorktown Heights, NY (USA). Thomas J. Watson Research Center
OSTI ID:
5709496
Journal Information:
IBM J. Res. Dev.; (United States), Journal Name: IBM J. Res. Dev.; (United States) Vol. 33:3; ISSN IBMJA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English