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Raman properties intrinsic to superconductivity in the Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA)
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  1. Department of Physics and Materials Research Laboratory, and the Science and Technology Center for Superconductivity University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (US)
Previous Raman studies of the Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system have provided an abundance of interesting results including the existence of an electronic continuum which redistributes below {ital T}{sub {ital c}}, an anomalous phonon renormalization effect, and Fano antiresonance behavior of the 290-cm{sup {minus}1} vibrational mode. We attempt in this paper to determine what connection these features may have to the superconducting behavior of this compound. In order to draw such conclusions a systematic study has been carried out on numerous Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}CaCu{sub 2}O{sub 8+{Delta}} samples. Our Raman investigations indicate that it is the continuum redistribution and a linear low-energy contribution to the scattering intensity at temperatures {ital T}{much lt}{ital T}{sub {ital c}} that are intrinsic to superconductivity in this system.
OSTI ID:
6910280
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA) Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 41:4; ISSN PRBMD; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English