Published 1996 | Version v1
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Hypercharged copper, hypocharged oxygen, and high-temperature superconductivity

  • 1. Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States). Dept. of Physics
  • 2. Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States). Dept. of Physics

Description

Hypocharged oxygen, and not hypercharged Cu+3, is shown to be the generator of high-temperature superconductivity. Models based on Cu+2 ↔ Cu+3 charge-fluctuations (such as t-J models), are ruled out experimentally. Experimental evidence indicates that the holes of the hypocharged oxygen in the charge-reservoir regions contribute primarily to the superconductivity--contrary to most current models of high-temperature superconductivity, which are based on superconductivity originating in the cuprate-planes. The data suggest that a successful theory of high-temperature superconductivity will be BCS-like and will pair holes through the polarization field, perhaps electronic as well as vibrational polarization

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.
Imprint Place
Bellingham, WA (United States)
ISBN
0-8194-2071-9
Imprint Title
Oxide superconductor physics and nano-engineering II
Imprint Pagination
578 p.
Series
Proceedings/SPIE, Volume 2697.
Journal Page Range
p. 113-119.

Conference

Title
Photonics West '96; Conference on Quantum Well and Superlattice Physics VI.
Dates
27 Jan - 2 Feb 1996.
Place
San Jose, CA (United States).

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