Pismo uredniku
Defect-induced changes in the spectral properties of high-Tc cuprates
I. Vobornik
; Institut de Physique Appliquée, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
E. Berger
; Institut de Physique Appliquée, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
F. Rullier-Albenque
; Laboratoire des Solides Irradiés, CEA, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
G. Margaritondo
; Institut de Physique Appliquée, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
D. Pavuna
; Institut de Physique Appliquée, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
L. Forró
; Laboratoire de Physique des Solides Semicristallins, IGA, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
M. Grioni
; Institut de Physique Appliquée, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Sažetak
Superconductivity in high-Tc cuprates is particularly sensitive to disorder due to the unconventional d-wave pairing symmetry. We investigated effects of disorder on the spectral properties of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x high-Tc superconductor. We found that already small defect densities suppress the characteristic spectral signature of the superconducting state. The spectral line shape clearly reflects new excitations within the gap, as expected for defect-induced pair breaking. At the lowest defect concentrations the normal state remains unaffected, while increased disorder leads to suppression of the normal quasiparticle peaks.
Ključne riječi
superconductivity; high-Tc cuprates; effects of disorder; spectral properties; Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x; defect-induced pair breaking; suppression of the normal quasiparticle peaks
Hrčak ID:
300963
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.7.1999.
Posjeta: 515 *