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Correlation between superconductivity and optical excitations

J. Orenstein, G. A. Thomas, D. H. Rapkine, C. G. Bethea, B. F. Levine, B. Batlogg, R. J. Cava, D. W. Johnson, Jr., E. A. Rietman

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.36.8892 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

A series of reflectivity measurements on La2−xSrxCuO4 ceramics indicates a correlation between the concentration of positive carriers and both the spectral weight of optical excitations below 1 eV and the occurrence of superconductivity.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
La2-xSrxCuO4

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La1.825Sr0.175CuO4

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