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High-Resolution Photoemission Study of the Low-Energy Excitations Reflecting the Superconducting State of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Single Crystals

J. -M. Imer, F. Patthey, B. Dardel, W. -D. Schneider, Y. Baer, Y. Petroff, A. Zettl

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.62.336 · Physical Review Letters

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Abstract

uv-photoemission spectra (hν=21.2 eV) of single-crystal specimens of the high-Tc superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 have been measured with a resolution of 20 meV in the normal state at 105 K and in the superconducting state at 15 K. In a narrow energy range of 120 meV below the Fermi energy, the low-temperature spectra reveal unambiguously the low-lying quasiparticle excitations reflecting the superconducting state. A straightforward analysis of these spectra provides strong evidence for the existence of a superconducting gap with a reduced value 2ΔkBTc≃8.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8

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88Pressure unresolvedonset
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8

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Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8

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