Published September 1, 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Far-infrared transmission of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 films

  • 1. Institute for Materials Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S4M1 (Canada)
  • 2. AT ampersand T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 07974

Description

The far-infrared transmission spectra for high-conductivity Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 films with the radiation polarized in the ab plane have been measured for temperatures above and below Tc. The normal-state properties show a Drude-like response. The transmission spectrum can be used to derive both the dc conductivity (90 μΩ cm at Tc) and the relaxation rate (165 cm-1 at Tc). If an energy gap at 3.5kTc or higher is assumed then the film is in the clean limit. In the superconducting state the transmission drops at low frequency but remains finite

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
40
Journal Issue
7
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
5162-5164
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD