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sup 205 Tl NMR in Tl sub 2 Ba sub 2 CuO sub 6 and the t - J model

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA)
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  1. Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9506, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (NL)
  2. Philips Research Laboratories, P.O. Box 80000, 5600 JA Eindhoven, The Netherlands (NL)

The {sup 205}Tl nuclear-spin--lattice relaxation rate in Tl{sub 2}Ba{sub 2}CuO{sub 6+{delta}} has been measured as a function of temperature and oxygen content {delta}. With a slight increase in oxygen content, {ital T}{sub {ital c}} decreases from 80 to 0 K; samples with lower {ital T}{sub {ital c}}'s have higher conductivities but slower Tl relaxation rates. The relaxation data closely resemble those for Cu(2) in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}. Only 0.2% of Cu {ital d} spins in the Tl 6{ital s} orbital is needed to explain this result. In a simple model calculation we show that such an admixture is quite plausible. Essential is an asymmetric location of the Tl{sup 3+} ions in the crystal lattice. The Cu-spin-dominated relaxation process (which is not inconsistent with a two-band model) and the decrease in relaxation rate with increasing conductivity are in agreement with the {ital t}-{ital J} model.

OSTI ID:
6837019
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA) Vol. 41:10; ISSN PRBMD; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English