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Scaling behavior of fluctuation conductivity of high-temperature superconductors in a magnetic field

D. H. Kim, K. E. Gray, M. D. Trochet

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.45.10801 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Fluctuation conductivities of YBa2Cu3Ox and Tl2Ba2CaCu2Ox films have been analyzed beyond the Gaussian approximation by using the two- (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) scaling functions in the critical region. Near the mean-field transition temperature Tc(H), the fluctuation conductivity of YBa2Cu3Ox shows a 3D scaling behavior similar to that seen in the single crystal, suggesting that fluctuations are coherent over the adjacent Cu-O layers in this region. The fluctuation conductivity of Tl2Ba2CaCu2Ox shows good agreement with 2D scaling behavior for temperatures higher than a few degrees above Tc(H), but a deviation occurs very near and below Tc(H). The poor scaling in that region may be caused by double transitions, which are systematically seen in the highly anisotropic high-Tc superconductors like Tl2Ba2CaCu2Ox, preventing the determination of the validity of a 2D scaling formula near and below Tc(H).

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
YBa2Cu3Ox

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88.6Pressure not reportedunknown
Tl2Ba2CaCu2Ox

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101Pressure not reportedunknown
Tl2Ba2CaCu2Ox

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102.5Pressure not reportedunknown

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