Published December 1, 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

Observation of variable-range hopping up to 900 K in the YLaxBa2-xCu3O7-δ system

  • 1. Materials Science Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 600 036 (India)

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Semiconducting phases in the system YLaxBa2-xCu3O7-δ (x=1.0--0.0) exhibit three-dimensional variable-range hopping conduction over a wide temperature (T) range (100--900 K). Thermopower (S) measurements support this observation. S increases with T for x=1.0 and 0.8 indicative of transport at the chemical potential Eμ. The decrease in S with T for x=0.4 and 0.3 is indicative of gap at Eμ. A schematic band picture is used to explain the observed behaviors

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Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
52
Journal Issue
22
Journal Page Range
p. 16213-16216.
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMDO

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