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Author(s): Stephen E. Russek; P. E. Sulewski; A.J. Sievers; H. D. Hallen; D. K. Lathrop; R A. Buhrman;
Title: Measurement of the superconducting energy gap in La-Ba-Cu oxide and La-Sr-Cu oxide
Published: April 01, 1987
Abstract: We report on far-infared (FIR) reflectivity measurements on sintered pressed poweder samples of La-Ba-Cu oxide and La-Sr-Cu oxide. THe best samples show fairly sharp transitions to zero measurable resistance with a transition midpoint of 28 K for the Ba alloy and 36 K for the Sr alloy. The FIR measurements reveal an energy gap below Tc with, depending on the measurement criterion used, values of 2delta/kbTc of 1.3-1.95 for La-Ba-Cu oxide and 1.6-2.7 for La-Sr-Cu oxide, which are lower than expected for a BCS superconductor.
Citation: Physical Review B
Volume: 35
Pages: pp. 5330 - 5334
Research Areas: Electromagnetics
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