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Infrared reflectivity and vibrational structure of superconducting Bi/sub 2/Sr/sub 2/CaCu/sub 2/O/sub 8+//sub x/

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)
We report the room-temperature infrared (ir) reflectance spectrum and the Kramers-Kronig imaginary dielectric function (epsilon'') of the Bi/sub 2/Sr/sub 2/CaCu/sub 2/O/sub 8+//sub x/ (2:2:1:2) superconductor (T/sub c/ = 82 K) in the 250--1000 cm/sup -1/ region. epsilon'' shows phononlike maxima at 276, 316, 347, 361, and 600 cm/sup -1/. Several spectral features are similar to those found in 1:2:3-type materials including superconducting MBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-//sub x/ and semiconducting MBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 6/ (M = Y or some rare-earth element), as expected from their closely related perovskitelike crystal structures. The correlation existing between a factor group analysis of the GAMMA point phonons in 2:2:1:2 and 1:2:3 compounds affords a tentative assignment of ir-active modes in the bismuth superconductor by comparison with reported data in 1:2:3 materials.
Research Organization:
Departamentos de Fisica y de Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 115 y 49, Casilla de Correo 67, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
OSTI ID:
6151515
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 39:10; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English