Photo-Absorption and photochemical decomposition of copper and alkaline-earth ß-diketonates as source gases of high-Tc superconducting films

For low-temperature deposition of oxide films relating to Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductors, photo-absorption and -decomposition properties were examined with respect to copper and alkaline-earth ß-diketonates. It was confirmed that all ß-diketonates examined were promising as source materials for photochemical vapour deposition (photo-CVD) using a low-pressure mercury lamp, in view of their large light absorption coefficients at wavelength 254 nm. The light irradiation was effective for the formation of highly crystalline oxide films at temperatures below 600 °C. By combining two sources, Ca₂CuO₃ and SrCuO₂ films were prepared. Photo-CVD of c-axis oriented Bi₂Sr₂CuO_x film was achieved by the irradiation of ternary sources of Bi(C₆H₅)₃ and strontium and copper ß-diketonates at 500 °C.     

Electron-phonon coupling in cuprate and iron-based superconductors revealed by Raman scattering

Electron-phonon coupling （EPC） in cuprate and iron-based superconducting systems, as revealed by Raman scat- tering, is briefly reviewed. We introduce how to extract the coupling information through phonon lineshape. Then we discuss the strength of EPC in different high-temperature superconductor （HTSC） systems and possible factors affecting the strength. A comparative study between Raman phonon theories and experiments allows us to gain insight into some crucial electronic properties, especially superconductivity. Finally, we summarize and compare EPC in the two existing HTSC systems, and discuss what role it may play in the HTSC.     

TDPAC studies of Hf doped YBCO

Time differential perturbed angular correlation measurements of the 133–482 keVγ-γ cascade of¹⁸¹Ta in Hf-doped YBa₂Cu₃O_7−x are presented. The¹⁸¹Hf precurser nuclei are incorporated into the sample by thermal neutron irradiation. Two quadrupole interaction frequencies are observed in the as-irradiated sample:v _Q1=161±10 MHz with intensityf ₁=75%, asymmetry parameterη ₁=0.32 and damping parameter Λ₁=0.42, andv _Q2=1108±40 MHz withf ₂=25%,η ₂=0.62, and Λ₂=0.60. On annealing the sample in air at various temperaturesT _a and quenching to room temperature,f ₁ remained nearly constant forT _a<600°C andv _Q1 for all annealing temperatures indicating that these are insensitive to oxygen stoichiometry. This frequency is interpreted to be due to¹⁸¹Hf substitutingY sites. BeyondT _a=600°C,f ₁ increased and reached a constant value of 90% forT _a=800°C. The value ofv _Q2 showed a slight variation between 1086 and 1160 MHz, whilef ₂ remained nearly constant at 25% forT _a<600°C. This component is identified to be due to¹⁸¹Hf substituting Cu 1 sites in the Cu-O chains of YBCO. Above 600°Cv _Q2 decreased and reached a value of 808 MHz beyond 750°C.     

超导电力技术新进展及其未来发展的思考

近年来高温超导材料研究取得很大进展,它在电力领域的应用研究已受到广泛关注,一些示范样机,诸如高温超导输电电缆、变压器、故障电流限制器、电机和储能装置已经研制成功并投入示范性试验.超导技术是21世纪具有战略经济意义的高新技术,文章将介绍高温超导电力应用研究的新进展及其未来发展的思考。     

钾掺杂对三联苯的超导特性探寻

新型超导材料的设计合成及其超导机理的探索是目前凝聚态物理学领域的重要研究方向. 本文采用高真空热烧结方法制备了钾掺杂对三联苯粉末材料并表征了它们的晶体结构、分子振动、磁学及超导特性. X射线衍射图谱和拉曼光谱表明在烧结样品中除存在钾掺杂对三联苯和KH外, 还含有苯环重组的C₆₀和石墨成分. 拉曼光谱中部分峰位的红移进一步证实钾成功掺入对三联苯分子晶体中并将4 s电子转移到C原子上. 零场冷却磁性测量结果表明: 多数样品在整个温度测量区间表现为居里顺磁性, 但少数样品呈现出抗磁性, 而且在17.86, 10.00 和6.42 K三个温度点出现磁化率突降的反常行为, 其中17.86 K处的突降很可能源于钾掺杂C₆₀引起的超导转变, 而后两者可能与钾掺杂对三联苯导致的超导相关. 研究结果有助于理解金属掺杂芳香烃有机超导体这一新兴超导家族的晶体生长和物理特性, 同时也提供了一种低温制备C₆₀和石墨的新方法.     

GdBCO超导体的顺磁性及低温下磁通分布的动态观测

本文研究了100～300K之间Gd1．8Ba2.4Cu3．4O7-δ（简写为GdBCO）超导体的顺磁性，对GdBCO的磁化强度随磁场和温度的变化分别在100K和0．1T进行了测试，GdBCO的顺磁性遵从朗之万顺磁性理论．在磁光显微镜下，低温12K场冷下，我们观察了从0mT～29mT磁通线进入GdBCO的超导体的过程，以及磁通线在GdBCO超导体中的分布。     

Josephson Effect in FS/I/N/I/FS Tunnel Junctions

The Bogoliubov de Gennes equation is applied to the study ofcoherence effects in the ferromagnetic superconductor/insulator/normalmetal/insulator/ferromagnetic/superconductor (FS/I/N/I/FS) junction. We calculated the Josephson current in FS/I/N/I/FS as a function of exchange field in ferromagnetic superconductor, temperature, and normal metal thickness. It is found that the Josephson critical current in FS/I/N/I/FS exhibits oscillations as a function of the length of normal metal. The exchange field always suppresses the Josephson critical current I_p for a parallel configuration of the magnetic moments of two ferromagnetic superconductor (FS) electrodes. In the antiparallel configuration, the Josephson critical current I_Ap at the minimum values of oscillation increases with the exchange field for strong barrier strength and at low temperatures.     

Differential conductance in normal-metal/insulator/metal/d-wave superconductor junction carrying a supercurrent

This paper applies the Bogoliubov--de Gennes equation and the Blonder--Tinkham--Klapwijk approach to study the oscillatory behaviour of differential conductance in a normal metal/insulator/metal/d-wave superconductor junction carrying a supercurrent I_s. We find that (i) a three-humped structure appears at a nearly critical supercurrent I_s and z ≈ 0.5 for the normal metal/insulator/metal/d_x² + y²-wave superconductor junction; (ii) the zero-bias conductance peak splits into two peaks with sufficiently large applied current for the normal metal/insulator/metal/d_xy-wave superconductor junction; (iii) the conductance spectrum exhibits oscillating behaviour with the bias voltage and the peaks of the resonances are suppressed by increasing supercurrent I_s.     

正常金属-分子量子点-超导耦合系统的介观输运研究

运用非平衡格林函数理论、正则变换以及BCS平均场理论研究了正常金属-分子量子点-超导耦合系统（N-MQD-S）的介观输运,得到了系统的电流公式并选择适当的参数进行了数值计算。数值计算结果表明：电声子耦合强度 与线宽函数 对系统的输运行为有较大影响。当 增大时,由声子辅助隧穿所产生的共振峰将高于分子量子点自身能级产生的共振峰;当线宽函数 增大时,在Andreev反射共振峰的两侧将出现新的边峰。     

Micro‐Raman study of exfoliated Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ single crystals with different thicknesses

Exfoliated Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+δ (Bi‐2212) single crystals were prepared by micromechanical cleavage of bulk Bi‐2212 single crystals on SiO₂/Si substrates. Room temperature micro‐Raman spectra were collected using a 532‐nm laser source. The evolutions of the spectra of A_1g (Bi), A_1g (Sr), and A_1g (O_Bi) Raman modes with different thicknesses of the samples were studied. The refractive index of Bi‐2212 single crystal was obtained by studying the intensity evolutions based on the interference effect. The observed wavenumber shifts of the A_1g (Bi), A_1g (Sr), and A_1g (O_Bi) modes were analyzed. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.