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Raman study of the effect of oxygen stoichiometry on the phonon spectrum of the high-T/sub c/ superconductor YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub x/

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)
We have carried out a study of the effect of oxygen stoichiometry on the k = 0 phonon spectrum of the high-T/sub c/ superconductor YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub x/ using Raman spectroscopy. Polycrystalline samples were prepared with oxygen content x varying from 7.0, where the material is orthorhombic and superconducting, to 6.0, where it is tetragonal and semiconducting. The frequency and intensity of the k = 0 phonon modes of A/sub g/ symmetry at 151 cm/sup -1/, 340 cm/sup -1/, 435 cm/sup -1/, and 502 cm/sup -1/ (for x = 7) were studied as a function of oxygen content.
Research Organization:
IBM Research Division, Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, California 95120-6099
OSTI ID:
7032204
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 38:1; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English