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.     

柠檬酸盐凝胶法制备La1.85Sr0.15CuO4超导样品工艺研究

采用溶胶凝胶法制备LSCO超导样品.凝胶中不同组元分布均匀,达到分子级的程度,有利于样品成相.通过我们的研究发现,仅在750℃就可以合成具有超导性的LSCO样品;处理过程中通氧,有利于有机物的分解,消除残余碳氮含量.     

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．     

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.     

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.     

在SrTiO3、LaAlO3和Y-ZrO2衬底上外延生长La1.85Sr0.15CuO4、La2CuO4和Nd1.85Ce0.15CuO4、Pr2CuO4薄膜

利用脉冲激光法研究了在（１００）ＳｒＴｉＯ３（ＳＴＯ）、（１００）ＬａＡｌＯ３（ＬＡＯ）和（１００）Ｙ－ＺｒＯ２（ＹＳＺ）衬底上外延生长ＬａＣｕＯ４（ＬＣＯ）,Ｌａ１．８５Ｓｒ０．１５ＣｕＯ４（ＬＳＣＯ）,Ｎｄ１．８５Ｃｅ０．１５ＣｕＯ４（ＮＣＣＯ）和Ｐｒ２ＣｕＯ４（ＰＣＯ）薄膜的工艺技术。利用Ｘ光衍射仪检测了不同条件下制备的薄膜样品结构和取向。Ｘ射线衍结果表明,在事适的制膜条件下可以在这三种衬底     

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.     

Microhardness of the compounds La2CuO4 and La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 at temperatures from 81 to 292 K

The microhardness of La₂CuO₄ and La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ crystals is measured in the temperature range 81–292 K, and the influence of various factors on it is investigated. The thermal activation parameters of the plastic deformation process in the vicinity of the indenter impression are estimated. The change of the phase state of the compound La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ at the temperature T ₀=180 K and the appearance of domain (twin) boundaries formed in the ferroelastic tetraortho transition are not seen in the temperature dependence of the microhardness. The results of the study are compared with previously published results for YBa₂CuO_7−x crystals. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 40, 493–497 (March 1998)     

The energy gap of the high Tc superconductor La1.85Sr0.15CuO4

We have measured the energy gap of a polycrystalline sample of La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ using far-infrared reflectance. The sample was prepared by sintering and has a superconducting transition at 36 ±1 K (mid point of a 2K wide region) both in resistance and magnetic susceptibility. The Meissner effect was incomplete and there was considerable absorption below the gap frequency in the superconducting state. The change in far infrared absorption on going to the superconducting state was fitted to the theory of Mattis and Bardeen, yielding an energy gap of (3.2 ± 0.3) kT_c withT_c= 36 K     

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.