Investigations of the relationship between Tc and the superconducting gap under magnetic and nonmagnetic impurity substitutions in YBa2Cu3O7−δ

M. Le Tacon; A. Sacuto; Y. Gallais; D. Colson; A. Forget

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.76.144505

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Investigations of the relationship between Tc and the superconducting gap under magnetic and nonmagnetic impurity substitutions in YBa2Cu3O7−δ

M. Le Tacon, A. Sacuto, Y. Gallais, D. Colson, A. Forget

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.144505 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

We report electronic Raman scattering measurements on optimally doped YBa2Cu3O7−δ where Zn or Ni impurities have been substituted by Cu. Using Raman selection rules, we have probed the superconducting gap in the nodal and antinodal regions. We show that under impurity substitutions, the energy of the antinodal peak detected in the superconducting state is not related to the critical temperature Tc and that signatures of superconductivity disappear in the nodal regions. Our experimental findings advocate in favor of gapless arcs around the nodes. The breakdown of the relationship between the antinodal gap amplitude and Tc is discussed in terms of local superconducting gap and pseudogap.

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Formula	Reported Tc (K)	Pressure (GPa)	Type
YBa2Cu3O7-δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	90	Pressure not reported	onset
YBa2(Cu1-xNix)3O7-δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	87	Pressure not reported	onset
YBa2(Cu1-xNix)3O7-δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	78	Pressure not reported	onset
YBa2(Cu1-xZnx)3O7-δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	87	Pressure not reported	onset
YBa2(Cu1-xZnx)3O7-δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	83	Pressure not reported	onset
YBa2(Cu1-xZnx)3O7-δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	73	Pressure not reported	onset
YBa2(Cu1-xZnx)3O7-δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	64	Pressure not reported	onset