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Phase separation effect in cuprate superconductors

J. Wang, D. Y. Xing, Jinming Dong, P. H. Hor

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.62.9827 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

In terms of the Ginzburg-Landau theory, we investigate the effect of coupling between the paramagnet-antiferromagnet (AF) phase transition, superconducting (SC) phase transition, and phase separation (PS) of doping holes in cuprate superconductors. It is found that in the presence of PS, the hole-rich metallic phase can coexist with the hole-poor insulating AF phase, and there is a metal-insulator transition with increasing doping concentration n beyond a percolation threshold. The occurrence of PS will lead to significant changes in the phase diagram: the SC phase appearing at lower n and the step dependence of Tc on n. These results are qualitatively consistent with experiments of photodoped and oxygen-doped cuprate perovskites.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
La2CuO4

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La2CuO4-y

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30Pressure not reportedunknown
La1.94Sr0.06CuO4

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YBa2Cu3O6.3

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