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Variable normal-state transport properties of Bi sub 2 Sr sub 2 CaCu sub 2 O sub 8 minus y

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA)
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  1. Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (US) Materials and Chemical Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (US)

The normal-state thermoelectric power {ital S} and resistivity {rho} of crystalline Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}CaCu{sub 2}O{sub 8{minus}{ital y}} are strongly influenced by oxygen configuration. In general, the temperature dependences of the coefficients follow simple empirical expressions. For the {ital ab}-plane and {ital c}-axis thermopower, {ital S}{similar to}{ital A}+{ital BT}, while for the {ital ab}-plane resistivity, {rho}{similar to}{ital T}{sup {alpha}} exp({Delta}/{ital k}{sub {ital B}}T). Only {ital A} and {Delta} depend on oxygen configuration. These expressions may hold also for other classes of high-{ital T}{sub {ital c}} superconducting oxides and are suggestive of and place restrictions on normal-state transport models; normal-state transport models should in turn relate to superconductivity mechanisms.

DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6964690
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA) Vol. 41:4; ISSN 0163-1829; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English