Spontaneous strain in high-temperature superconductor La1.85Sr0.15CuO4

The lattice parameters of La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ were measured by an x-ray Rietveld method between 15 K and room temperature. A change in a lattice parameter could be detected at superconducting phase transition. It is pointed out, for the first time, that the change can be attributed to a spontaneous strain in the superconducting phase caused by coupling between a superconducting order parameter and the strain.     

The magnetic susceptibility of the high temperature superconductor La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 under hydrostatic pressure

The superconducting transition temperature (T_c ≅ 36 K) of single-phase La_1.85Sr_0.15CO₄ increases under hydrostatic pressure at the rapid rate +0.28 K/kbar (+0.78 %/kbar), whereas the Pauli susceptibility at 70 K changes by less than 0.2 %/kbar. This result provides evidence that in this compound the electronic density of states is not the predominant factor determining the anomalously high values of either T_c or its pressure derivative.     

Plasma edge and optical phonon spectra of the high-temperature superconductor La1.85Sr0.15CuO4

We report the reflectance spectra of pressed powder samples of the high-temperature superconductor La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ and of La₂CuO₄ in the energy range beteween 30 meV and 6 eV. The spectrum of the superconducting compound differs remarkably from those of conventional metals. It shows a plasma edge in the near infrared with a plasma energy of ℏω_p = 0.8 eV and optical phonons up to an energy of 90 meV. The optical results yield a very low carrier concentration of 1.7 x 10²¹cm³.     

Field and temperature dependences of the specific heat of the La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 superconductor

This paper reports on the temperature and field dependences of the specific heat of high-quality La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ single crystals carried out at low temperatures in magnetic fields of up to 8 T for two magnetic field orientations, namely, along the [100] and [110] crystallographic axes. The field dependence of the electronic density of states (DOS) was found to be anisotropic for different magnetic field orientations in the a–b plane, with the electronic density being the lowest along the a axis (for H ∥ [100]) and maximum for the field inclined at 45° to the a axis (for H ∥ [110]). Electronic specific heat in a magnetic field was observed to depend linearly on temperature T and nonlinearly on the magnetic field H: C _DOS=bTH ^1/2. In a zero field, the electronic specific heat grows quadratically with temperature as C _DOS=αT ². Estimation of the maximum superconducting gap width from the experimentally determined values of the α coefficient of T ² and of the electronic DOS in the normal state yields Δ ₀=300 K. The observed features indicate that La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ is a superconductor with d symmetry of the order parameter.     

Upper limit on the resistivity of La1.85Sr0.15CuO4

The stability of a shielding current in a hollow cylinder of La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ has been studied with a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). From the observed lack of decay of the current an upper limit of 3×10^-17ω cm has been established on the resistivity at 4.2 K.     

柠檬酸盐凝胶法制备La1.85Sr0.15CuO4超导样品工艺研究

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Tunneling and point contact investigations of La1.85Sr0.15CuO4

The high-T _c superconductor La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ was investigated by means of point contact and tunneling measurements on small-sized contacts. We find different values for the energy gap at different points of the samples. The ratio 2/k _B T _c ranges from about 3 to 6. For some point contacts we observe a clear signature of a supercurrent. Data for the temperature dependence of the critical current are presented.     

La1.85Sr0.15CuO4纳米线阵列的微结构与超导电性

采用溶胶-凝胶结合多孔氧化铝硬模板约束的方法,成功制备出直径约30nm的La1.85Sr0.15CuO4纳米线阵列,用XRD与X-ray EDX测定了所制备纳米线的物相与成分;FE-SEM与TEM表征了其形貌特征;由HRTEM与SAED测量分析了其微结构;磁化强度的测量结果表明样品具有Tc= 30 K的超导电性,比块材La1.85Sr0.15CuO4的Tc稍低.分析表明所制备的样品中存在一种a,b轴拉伸,c轴压缩的结构畸变,减弱了铜氧面内Cu3d和O2p轨道的杂化程度,减小了a,b面内的态密度,从而压制了体系的超导电性.     

La1．85Sr0．15CuO4纳米线阵列的微结构与超导电性

采用溶胶凝胶结合多孔氧化铝硬模板约束的方法，成功制备出直径约30nm的La1．85Sr0．15CuO4纳米线阵列，用XRD与X-ray EDX测定了所制备纳米线的物相与成分；FE-SEM与TEM表征了其形貌特征；由HRTEM与SAKD测量分析了其微结构；磁化强度的测量结果表明样品具有L-30K的超导电性，比块材La1．85Sr0．15CuO4的Tc稍低．分析表明所制各的样品中存在一种α，b轴拉伸，c轴压缩的结构畸变，减弱了铜氧面内Cu3d和O2p轨道的杂化程度，减小了α，b面内的态密度，从而压制了体系的超导电性．     

Novel in-gap spin state in Zn-doped La1.85Sr0.15CuO4

Low-energy spin excitations of La(1.85)Sr(0.15)Cu(1-y)Zn(y)O4 were studied by neutron scattering. In y=0.004, the incommensurate magnetic peaks show a well-defined "spin gap" below T(c). The magnetic signals at omega=3 meV decrease below T(c)=27 K for y=0.008, also suggesting the gap opening. At lower temperatures, however, the signal increases again, implying a novel in-gap spin state. In y=0.017, the spin gap vanishes and elastic magnetic peaks appear. These results clarify that doped Zn impurities induce the novel in-gap state, which becomes larger and more static with increasing Zn.     

Diamagnetic shielding and Meissner effect in the high Tc superconductor Sr0.2La1.8CuO4

SQUID susceptibility measurements of the high T_c superconductor Sr_0.2La_1.8CuO₄, with a 40 K resistive onset, are reported for fields from 1 μT to 4.5 T (10 mG to 45 kG). Data show an average lower critical field of 30 mT at 5 K, but with nonlinearities appearing as low as 100 μT. Zero field cooling and subsequent application of a field shows a diamagnetic shielding effect reaching 100% in the lowest fields with a 37 K onset and 31 K midpoint. The observed Meissner effect in single phase material exceeds 40% but decreases with oxygen annealing even though T_c increases.     

Metallic nonsuperconducting phase and D-wave superconductivity in Zn-substituted La1.85Sr0.15CuO4

Measurements of the resistivity, magnetoresistance, and penetration depth were made on films of La1.85Sr0.15CuO4, with up to 12 at. % of Zn substituted for the Cu. The results show that the quadratic temperature dependence of the inverse square of the penetration depth, indicative of d-wave superconductivity, is not affected by doping. The suppression of superconductivity leads to a metallic nonsuperconducting phase, as expected for a pairing mechanism related to spin fluctuations. The metal-insulator transition occurs in the vicinity of k(F)l approximately 1, and appears to be disorder driven, with the carrier concentration unaffected by doping.