Published March 18, 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Superconductivity and hole doping in Pr0.5Ca0.5Ba2Cu3O7-δ thin films

  • 1. Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6056 (USA)

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We have grown superconducting Pr0.5Ca0.5Ba2Cu3O7-δ epitaxial thin films that exhibit a superconducting onset temperature of 43 K with Tc(R=0)=34.9 K. This is the first time, to our knowledge, that 1:2:3-phase superconductivity has been achieved by substituting Ca for Pr, without the presence in the alloy of Υ or any other rare-earth element R for which RBa2Cu3O7-δ is superconducting. This result supports the view that hole localization/filling contributes substantially to the suppression of superconductivity by Pr in PrBa2Cu3O7-δ, and clearly demonstrates that this suppression can be compensated by appropriate hole doping with Ca

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
66
Journal Issue
11
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1537-1540
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA