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Magnetic-susceptibility anisotropy of single-crystal Bi sub 2 Sr sub 2 CaCu sub 2 O sub 8

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA)
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  1. Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, IA (USA) Department of Physics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA (USA)

Magnetic susceptibility {chi}({ital T}) data from 84 to 300 K are reported for a Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}CaCu{sub 2}O{sub 8} single crystal. The {chi}({ital T}) data with {bold H}{parallel}{bold c} exhibit negative curvature up to {approx equal}150 K, attributed to superconducting-fluctuation diamagnetism, whereas those with {bold H}{perpendicular}{bold c} are independent of temperature above 90 K. From a theoretical fit to the data with {bold H}{parallel}{bold c}, the Ginzburg-Landau coherence length {xi}{sub {ital a}{ital b}}(0) is found to be 10.9 A. The room-temperature orbital and spin susceptibilities and their anisotropies are estimated and compared with those of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}.

DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
6226232
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA) Vol. 42:13; ISSN 0163-1829; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English