Published August 25, 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Raman scattering by superconducting-gap excitations and their coupling to charge-density waves

  • 1. Department of Physics and Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801

Description

2H-NbSe2 undergoes a charge-density--wave (CDW) distortion at 33 K which induces A and E Raman-active phonon modes. These are joined in the superconducting state at 2 K by new A and E Raman modes close in energy to the BCS gap 2Δ. Magnetic fields suppress the intensity of the new modes and enhance that of the CDW-induced modes, thus providing evidence of coupling between the superconducting-gap excitations and the CDW

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
8
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
660-662
ISSN
0031-9007