Evolution of coherence and superconductivity in electron-doped cuprates

G. Blumberg, M. M. Qazilbash, B. S. Dennis, R. L. Greene

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Abstract

The superconducting (SC) phase diagram of the electron-doped cuprates has been explored by Raman spectroscopy as a function of doping x, temperature T, and magnetic field H. The data is consistent with nonmonotonic SC order parameter (OP) of the d-wave form. The persistence of SC coherence peaks in the B2g channel for all dopings implies that superconductivity is mainly governed by interactions in the vicinity of (±π/2a, ±π/2a31) regions of the Brillouin zone. Effective upper critical field lines H c2*(T,x) at which the superfluid stiffness vanishes and Hc2(T,x) at which the SC amplitude is suppressed by field have been determined. The difference between the two quantities suggests the presence of phase fluctuations that increase for x < 0.15. It is found that the field suppresses the magnitude of the SC gap linearly at an anomalously large rate. Hc2 value that is about 10 T for optimally doped samples decreases below a Tesla for overdoped cuprates.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationLOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS
Subtitle of host publication24th International Conference on Low Temperature Physics - LT24
Pages525-526
Number of pages2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
EventLOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS: 24th International Conference on Low Temperature Physics - LT24 - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: Aug 10 2006Oct 17 2006

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume850
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Other

OtherLOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS: 24th International Conference on Low Temperature Physics - LT24
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period8/10/0610/17/06

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

Keywords

  • Magnetic field
  • Raman scattering
  • Superconductivity

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