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Unusual magnetic-field dependence of the electrothermal conductivity in the mixed state of cuprate superconductors

J. A. Clayhold, Y. Y. Xue, C. W. Chu, J. N. Eckstein, I. Bozovic

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.53.8681 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

In the mixed state of a superconductor, the electrothermal conductivity, P, which measures the electrical current density produced by a thermal gradient, is supposed to be independent of both the magnetic field and the details of the vortex motion. Measurements of the thermopower and resistivity in YBa2Cu3O7−δ, Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ, and Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8+δ show an unusual, sharp structure in P at low field. In Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ, the extra contribution is negative, causing a sign change of the thermopower versus applied magnetic field. The possible origins of the low-field anomaly are discussed. © 1996 The American Physical Society.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8

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80Pressure not reportedunknown
YBa2Cu3O7

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87Pressure not reportedunknown
Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8

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105Pressure not reportedunknown

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