Upper critical field of a Sm sub 1. 85 Ce sub 0. 15 CuO sub 4 minus y single crystal: Interaction between superconductivity and antiferromagnetic order in copper oxides

Journal Article · Mon Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Physical Review Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.599· OSTI ID:7008607

Dalichaouch, Y; Lee, B W; Seaman, C L; Markert, J T; Maple, M B ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics and Institute for Pure and Applied Physical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 (US)

The temperature dependence of the anisotropic upper critical magnetic field, {ital H}{sub {ital c}2}(T), has been determined resistively in antiferromagnetic Sm{sub 1.85}Ce{sub 0.15}CuO{sub 4{minus}{ital y}} single crystals. We observe the first evidence in high-{ital T}{sub {ital c}} copper oxides for the interaction between superconductivity and antiferromagnetic ordering of rare-earth ions; estimates of the exchange coupling {ital J}{approx}0.1 eV and the Ginzburg-Landau coherence lengths {xi}{sub {ital ab}}=79 A and {xi}{sub {ital c}}=14.7 A are obtained. In both Nd{sub 1.84}Ce{sub 0.16}CuO{sub 4{minus}{ital y}} and Sm{sub 1.85}Ce{sub 0.15}CuO{sub 4{minus}{ital y}}, the {ital H}{sub {ital c}2} data above {ital T}{sub {ital N}} can be described by {ital H}{sub {ital c}2}({ital T})/{ital H}{sub {ital c}2}{sup +}(0)=(1{minus}{ital T}/{ital T}{sub {ital c}}){sup 1.6}.

• DOE Contract Number: FG03-86ER45230
• OSTI ID: 7008607
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (USA), Vol. 64:5; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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