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Experimental Constraints on Some Mechanisms for High-Temperature Superconductivity

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Author(s)

I Barbee, Marvin Cohen, David R. Penn

Abstract

Since its discovery, many mechanisms have been suggested to explain the phenomenon of high-temperature superconductivity in oxides. We propose that experimental data, along with theoretical models, can place constraints on or exclude many of these mechanisms. The isotope shift-alpha, the transition temperature Tc, the ratio of the electronic-specific-heat jump to the normal-state specific heat Δ}C/γ Tc, and the superconducting gap ratio 2Δ}/kBTc are considered. We find limits on the applicability of solely phonon-based and combined phonon-electronic mechanisms.
Citation
Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
Volume
44
Issue
9

Citation

Barbee, I. , Cohen, M. and Penn, D. (1991), Experimental Constraints on Some Mechanisms for High-Temperature Superconductivity, Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics) (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created December 31, 1990, Updated October 12, 2021