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Elastic softening in superconducting La2−xSrxCuO4

Tae Song Kwon, Jong Chul Park, Kyun Nahm, Hyun Sik Noh, Chul Koo Kim

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.49.4388 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

A theoretical model for the elastic softening observed in La2−xSrxCuO4 is presented. It is shown that the electronic redistribution mechanisms between the strain-split itinerant p bands and also between the strain-shifted energy pockets can satisfactorily account for the elastic softening of c66 and (c11-c12)/2. The result suggests that the Fermi level shifts from the M point to the Γ point as a consequence of the tetragonal-to-orthorhombic structural transition. Implications of the present result on the superconducting mechanism are discussed.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
La1.86Sr0.14CuO4

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