Published May 1, 1987 | Version v1
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Magnetic field penetration depth of La/sub 1.85/Sr/sub 0.15/CuO4 measured by muon spin relaxation

  • 1. Physics Department, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185

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Muon-spin-relaxation measurements have been performed on a high-T/sub c/ superconductor (La/sub 1.85/Sr/sub 0.15/)CuO4. In an external transverse magnetic field of 500 G, a magnetic field penetration depth λ = 2000 A at T = 10 K has been determined from the muon-spin-relaxation rate which increased with decreasing temperature below T/sub c/. From this λ and the Pauli susceptibility we estimate the superconducting carrier density to be n = 3 x 10/sup 21//cm3. The zero-field relaxation rates above and below T/sub c/ were equal, which suggests that the superconducting state in this sample is not associated with detectable static magnetic ordering

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
13
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
7133-7136
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD