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Title: Quasi-two-dimensional fluctuations in the magnetization of L a 1.9 C a 1.1 C u 2 O 6 + δ superconductors

Abstract

We report the results of magnetization measurements with the magnetic field applied along the c axis on superconducting La1.9Ca1.1Cu2O6+δ single crystals processed under ultrahigh oxygen pressure. Strong fluctuation effects were found in both low- and high-field regimes. Scaling analysis of the high-field magnetization data near the critical temperature (Tc = 53.5K) region reveals the characteristics of critical fluctuation behavior of quasi-two-dimensional (2D) superconductivity, described by Ginzburg-Landau theory using the lowest Landau level approximation. Low-field magnetic susceptibility data can be successfully explained by the Lawrence-Doniach model for a quasi-2D superconductor, from which we obtained the a b plane Ginzburg-Landau coherence length of this system, ξab(0) = 11.8 ± 0.9 Å . The coherence length along the c axis, ξc(0), is estimated to be about 1.65 Å, which is in between those of 2D cuprate systems, such as Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 and Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8, and quasi-three-dimensional (3D) cuprate systems, such as overdoped La2-xSrxCuO4 and YBa2Cu3O7-δ. Our studies suggest a strong interplay among the fluctuation effects, dimensionalities, and the ratios of the interlayer Cu-O plane spacing, s , to the c-axis coherence lengths. A high s/ξc(0) was observed in the high-pressure oxygenated La1.9Ca1.1Cu2O6+δ, and that apparently drives this system to behave more like a quasi-2D superconductor.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [1];  [1]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Inst. for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Kwansei Gakuin Univ., Hyogo (Japan)
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Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1425045
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1409705
Report Number(s):
BNL-200053-2018-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950; PRBMDO; TRN: US1802011
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704; SC00112704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review B
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 96; Journal Issue: 18; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats

Shi, Xiaoya, Dimitrov, I. K., Ozaki, Toshinori, Gu, Genda, and Li, Qiang. Quasi-two-dimensional fluctuations in the magnetization of La1.9Ca1.1Cu2O6+δ superconductors. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.184519.
Shi, Xiaoya, Dimitrov, I. K., Ozaki, Toshinori, Gu, Genda, & Li, Qiang. Quasi-two-dimensional fluctuations in the magnetization of La1.9Ca1.1Cu2O6+δ superconductors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.184519
Shi, Xiaoya, Dimitrov, I. K., Ozaki, Toshinori, Gu, Genda, and Li, Qiang. Wed . "Quasi-two-dimensional fluctuations in the magnetization of La1.9Ca1.1Cu2O6+δ superconductors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.184519. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1425045.
@article{osti_1425045,
title = {Quasi-two-dimensional fluctuations in the magnetization of La1.9Ca1.1Cu2O6+δ superconductors},
author = {Shi, Xiaoya and Dimitrov, I. K. and Ozaki, Toshinori and Gu, Genda and Li, Qiang},
abstractNote = {We report the results of magnetization measurements with the magnetic field applied along the c axis on superconducting La1.9Ca1.1Cu2O6+δ single crystals processed under ultrahigh oxygen pressure. Strong fluctuation effects were found in both low- and high-field regimes. Scaling analysis of the high-field magnetization data near the critical temperature (Tc = 53.5K) region reveals the characteristics of critical fluctuation behavior of quasi-two-dimensional (2D) superconductivity, described by Ginzburg-Landau theory using the lowest Landau level approximation. Low-field magnetic susceptibility data can be successfully explained by the Lawrence-Doniach model for a quasi-2D superconductor, from which we obtained the a b plane Ginzburg-Landau coherence length of this system, ξab(0) = 11.8 ± 0.9 Å . The coherence length along the c axis, ξc(0), is estimated to be about 1.65 Å, which is in between those of 2D cuprate systems, such as Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 and Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8, and quasi-three-dimensional (3D) cuprate systems, such as overdoped La2-xSrxCuO4 and YBa2Cu3O7-δ. Our studies suggest a strong interplay among the fluctuation effects, dimensionalities, and the ratios of the interlayer Cu-O plane spacing, s , to the c-axis coherence lengths. A high s/ξc(0) was observed in the high-pressure oxygenated La1.9Ca1.1Cu2O6+δ, and that apparently drives this system to behave more like a quasi-2D superconductor.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.96.184519},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 18,
volume = 96,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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