Pair breaking in the presence of a normal-state pseudogap in high-T{sub c} cuprates

Journal Article · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1997 · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.57.146· OSTI ID:573790

Williams, G V; Haines, E M; Tallon, J L ^[1]

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1. New Zealand Institute for Industrial Research, P.O. Box 31310, Lower Hutt (New Zealand)

The effect of the normal-state pseudogap on pair breaking in the high-temperature superconducting cuprates is calculated for a d-wave superconductor with elastic scattering in the unitary limit. The predicted decline in both the superconducting transition temperature and the superfluid density are consistent with recent studies of pair breaking by Zn in underdoped and overdoped Y{sub 1{minus}x}Ca{sub x}Ba{sub 2}(Cu{sub 1{minus}y}Zn{sub y}){sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}}. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}

• OSTI ID: 573790
• Journal Information: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 57; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
BARIUM OXIDES
CALCIUM OXIDES
COPPER OXIDES
D WAVES
DENSITY
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ENERGY GAP
HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
SUPERFLUIDITY
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE
YTTRIUM OXIDES
ZINC OXIDES