Published July 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

Fourfold symmetry in the ab plane of the upper critical field for single-crystal Pb2Sr2Y0.62Ca0.38Cu3O8: Evidence for dx2-y2 pairing in a high-Tc superconductor

  • 1. Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-77 (Japan)
  • 2. Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-77 (Japan)

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We have found clear anisotropy in the ab plane with fourfold symmetry of the upper critical field for single-crystal Pb2Sr2Y0.62Ca0.38Cu3O8, which is very similar to that CuO4 [Physica B 165 ampersand 166, 1449 (1990)]. This is neither attributed to the twin structure in the orthorhombic phase nor to the anisotropy of the Fermi surface but is explained as being mainly due to the anisotropy of the superconducting energy gap owing to dx2-y2 pairing, which supports dx2-y2 pairing in a high-Tc superconductor. copyright 1996 The American Physical Society

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Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
54
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. R776-R779.
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMDO