Spin pseudogap and interplane coupling in Y{sub 2}Ba{sub 4}Cu{sub 7}O{sub 15}: A {sup 63}Cu nuclear spin-spin relaxation study
- Physik-Institut, Universitaet Zuerich, CH-8057 Zuerich (Switzerland)
We report measurements of the Gaussian contribution {ital T}{sub 2{ital G}} to the plane {sup 63}Cu nuclear spin-spin relaxation time in the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} and YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 4}O{sub 8} blocks of normal and superconducting Y{sub 2}Ba{sub 4}Cu{sub 7}O{sub 15}. The data confirm our previous results that adjacent CuO{sub 2} planes have different doping levels and that these planes are strongly coupled. The static spin susceptibility at the antiferromagnetic wave vector exhibits a Curie-Weiss-like temperature dependence in the normal state. The Y{sub 2}Ba{sub 4}Cu{sub 7}O{sub 15} data are incompatible with a phase diagram based on a single CuO{sub 2} plane theory but point to the importance of the interplane coupling in the spin-gap formation. Additional data for YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 4}O{sub 8} and YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 6.982} are in acord with the single-plane theory. The temperature dependence of {ital T}{sub 2{ital G},ind} below {ital T}{sub {ital c}} excludes isotropic {ital s}-wave superconductivity in all three compounds.
- OSTI ID:
- 54951
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Vol. 51, Issue 21; Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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