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Disappearance of superconductivity in overdoped La[sub 1. 15[minus][ital x]]Pr[sub 0. 85]Sr[sub [ital x]]CuO[sub 4] and the orthorhombic-tetragonal phase boundary

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States)
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  1. II. Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet zu Koeln, Zuelpicher Strasse 77, 50937 Koeln (Germany)
A study of the structural and electronic phase diagram of Pr-doped La[sub 2[minus][ital x]]Sr[sub [ital x]]CuO[sub 4] is presented in order to investigate whether there is an influence of the high-temperature tetragonal-to-orthorhombic phase transition on the disappearance of superconductivity in the overdoped region. We find that Pr doping shifts the structural phase boundary to higher Sr concentrations, but that superconductivity occurs in the same Sr-concentration range as in pure'' La[sub 2[minus][ital x]]Sr[sub [ital x]]CuO[sub 4]. Thus, the disappearance of superconductivity is not related to the high-temperature structural transition, but is determined predominantly by the hole concentration in the CuO planes.
OSTI ID:
6716021
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States) Vol. 49:13; ISSN 0163-1829; ISSN PRBMDO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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