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c-axis superfluid response and pseudogap in high-Tc superconductors

C. Panagopoulos, J. R. Cooper, T. Xiang, Y. S. Wang, C. W. Chu

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.61.R3808 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

To gain insight into the out-of-plane electrodynamics of high-Tc superconductors we have measured the absolute values and temperature dependence of the c-axis magnetic penetration depth λc(T) for two typical single-layer high-Tc cuprates, La2−xSrxCuO4 and HgBa2CuO4+x, as a function of doping. A distinct change in the behavior of λc is observed near 0.20 holes/Cu, which is related to the opening of the normal-state pseudogap. The variation of λc with doping is qualitatively similar to that of the in-plane component, λab, which suggests that the c-axis superfluid response is mainly governed by the superconducting condensation energy. The strong doping dependence of λc(0) for p<0.20 provides an explanation for the discrepancies in the literature.

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

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—Pressure not reportedunknown
HgBa2CuO4+x

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60Pressure not reportedunknown
HgBa2CuO4+x

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96Pressure not reportedunknown
HgBa2CuO4+x

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93Pressure not reportedunknown
HgBa2CuO4+x

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60Pressure not reportedunknown

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