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Pressure dependence of Tc to 17 GPa with and without relaxation effects in superconducting YBa2Cu3Ox

S. Sadewasser, J. S. Schilling, A. P. Paulikas, B. W. Veal

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.61.741 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Hydrostatic high-pressure studies to 17 GPa were carried out on superconducting YBa2Cu3Ox over the full range of oxygen content x. The observed bell-shaped Tc(P) dependences are found to depend markedly on the temperature at which the pressure is changed. The time-dependent relaxation processes are studied using both Tc and the electrical resistivity at 298 K as probes. The activation volume for oxygen diffusion is determined from the pressure-dependent activation energy and compared with estimates from a simple hard-sphere model.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
YBa2Cu3Ox

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13.5Pressure unresolvedunknown
YBa2Cu3Ox

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17.1Pressure unresolvedunknown
YBa2Cu3Ox

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34.4Pressure unresolvedunknown
YBa2Cu3Ox

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64.2Pressure unresolvedunknown
YBa2Cu3Ox

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92.5Pressure unresolvedunknown
YBa2Cu3O6.41

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234 GPaunknown
YBa2Cu3O6.41

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4513 GPaunknown
Tl2Ba2CuO6

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—Pressure not reportedunknown
PrBa2Cu3Ox

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—Pressure not reportedunknown

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