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Absence of anomalous copper vibrations in YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7[minus][delta]]

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States)
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  1. Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States)
  2. Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6393 (United States)
  3. Engineering Physics and Mathematics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 7831-6356 (United States)
We find a normal temperature dependence for the Doppler broadening of the 230-eV resonance in the neutron cross section of [sup 65]Cu atoms in YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7] between 10 and 300 K. No abrupt changes in the copper momentum spectrum corresponding to vibrations in the [ital ab] plane were observed in either the superconducting YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7] or nonsuperconducting YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 6.2] compounds. This result differs from ion-channeling experiments in which sharp changes in the channeling minimum yield and width of the rocking curve indicated irregular vibrational behavior near the superconducting critical temperature.
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
7180263
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States) Vol. 50:21; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English