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Nature of the states near the Fermi level of the layered superconductors of Bi2Ca1Sr2Cu2O8 and Bi2Sr2CuO6

Z. -X. Shen, P. A. P. Lindberg, P. Soukiassian, C. B. Eom, I. Lindau, W. E. Spicer, T. H. Geballe

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.39.823 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Photoemission spectroscopy using synchrotron radiation has been used to investigate the electronic structure of the Bi2Ca1Sr2Cu2O8 and the Bi2Sr2CuO6 superconductors. The states near the Fermi level EF, as observed in photoemission spectroscopy in these two compounds, have less Cu character than the La1.8Sr0.2CuO4 and the YBa2Cu3O7 superconductors. We suggest the coexistence of bandlike p states of Bi-O origin and correlated Cu3p−O2p bands. The p bands of Bi-O are occupied differently in the Bi2Ca1Sr2Cu2O8 and the Bi2Sr2CuO6 superconductors, resulting in a different density of states near EF and a slightly different valency of the Bi ions in the two compounds. We point out the correlation between the difference in the density of states near EF and the difference in the superconducting transition temperatures of the Bi2Ca1Sr2Cu2O8 and the Bi2Sr2CuO6 superconductors.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
Bi2CaSr2Cu2O8

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85Pressure not reportedunknown
Bi2Sr2CuO6

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10Pressure not reportedunknown
La1.8Sr0.2CuO4

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—Pressure not reportedunknown
YBa2Cu3O7

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—Pressure not reportedunknown

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