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Non-BCS temperature dependence of energy gap in thin film electron-doped cuprates
- Source :
- Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 29, 1779-1786 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- We investigate the dependence of the energy gap ($G$) on the temperature ($T$) for the electron-doped high-temperature superconductors. The following compounds, in the form of the thin films, have been taken into consideration: $\rm La_{2-x}Ce_xCuO_{4}$ (LCCO), $\rm Pr_{2-x}Ce_xCuO_{4}$ (PCCO), and $\rm Nd_{2-x}Ce_xCuO_4$ (NCCO). It was found that $G\left(T\right)$ deviates from the BCS prediction more, if a concentration of cerium assumes the lower values. For the lowest concentration (in the case of LCCO and NCCO), the function $G\left(T\right)$ is not quite like the BCS curve, which is connected with the existence of the residual Nernst region. Next, it has been pointed out that the NCCO superconductor becomes structurally unstable for the maximum concentration of cerium, which is leading to the anomalous dependence of the energy gap on the temperature and the induction of the wide Nernst region.
- Subjects :
- Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
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- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 29, 1779-1786 (2016)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1601.04542
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-016-3489-z