Published June 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

Cooper pair breaking and isotope effect coefficient variation in high-Tc superconductors

  • 1. G.B. Pant Univ. Pantanagar, Nainital (India)

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The effect of pair breaking on the isotope effect coefficient a = -d ln Tc/d ln M in La2-xSrxCuO4 and Pr-, Ca-, and Zn-doped YBa2Cu3O7-x and EuBa2Cu3O7-x is studied using the generalized Abrikosov-Gorkov theory recently employed by Singh and Kishore for superconductivity. It is argued that the isotope effect coefficient a can be further enhanced, in agreement with experimental observation, by considering the dependence of the characteristic scattering time τs for Cooper pairs on the concentration n of impurities (both magnetic and nonmagnetic) and the disorder ignored by them

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Journal Title
Journal of Superconductivity
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 269-271.
ISSN
0896-1107
CODEN
JOUSEH