Published October 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Density of states and the energy gap in superconducting cuprates

  • 1. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000 (United States)
  • 2. P. Lebedev Physical Institute, 117924, Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 3. Institute of Spectroscopy, 142092, Troitsk (Russian Federation)
  • 4. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

Description

The superconducting density of states for the cuprates, particularly for the Y-Ba-Cu-O compound, has been evaluated, and its dependence on temperature and the oxygen content has been analyzed. The analysis is based on the two-gap model. Moreover, the magnetic scattering and corresponding pair-breaking effect, correlated with the oxygen depletion, is taken into account as a key factor. The temperature dependencies of the energy gaps are calculated. Intensive magnetic scattering leads to gaplessness. The calculation allows us to describe various experimental data. copyright 1997 The American Physical Society

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
56
Journal Issue
13
Journal Page Range
p. 7878-7881
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMDO