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Transport studies of La2−xSrxCuO4 near the insulator-metal-superconductor transition

B. Ellman, H. M. Jaeger, D. P. Katz, T. F. Rosenbaum, A. S. Cooper, G. P. Espinosa

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.39.9012 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

We have measured the temperature-dependent resistivities of a series of samples of La2−xSrxCuO4 with 0.02≤x≤0.1 over the temperature range 0.05 K≤T≤300 K. We find the onset of superconductivity as x is increased to be correlated with a substantial drop in the magnitude of the normal-state resistivity. We observe no change, however, in the qualitative shape of the resistivity as the superconducting threshold is crossed. We also find that the low-temperature (T≤8.0 K) resistivities of the least concentrated samples can be described by variable range hopping, with a crossover between Coulomb gap and single-particle behavior occurring as x is increased.

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

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La1.935Sr0.065CuO4

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La1.925Sr0.075CuO4

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La1.9Sr0.1CuO4

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