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Relationship between the Superconducting Energy Gap and the Critical Temperature in High- Tc Superconductors

Christos Panagopoulos, Tao Xiang

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.2336 · Physical Review Letters

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Abstract

The relationship between the superconducting energy gap and the critical temperature Tc in high- Tc superconductors is discussed. By examining carefully some of the most recent low temperature data of penetration depth, angle resolved photoemission, and tunneling spectroscopy measurements, we conclude that the gap amplitude at the d-wave nodes scales with Tc. This scaling behavior holds independent of carrier concentration although in the underdoped regime the maximum gap does not scale with Tc.

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HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8+δ

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HgBa2CuO4+δ

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YBa2Cu3O7

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YBa2Cu3O6.7

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YBa2Cu3O6.57

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La2-xSrxCuO4

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Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

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87Pressure not reportedunknown
Bi2Sr1.65La0.35CuO6+δ

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29Pressure not reportedunknown
Bi2Sr2Ca1-xDyxCu2O8+δ

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78Pressure not reportedunknown
Bi2Sr2Ca1-xDyxCu2O8+δ

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46Pressure not reportedunknown
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

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74.3Pressure not reportedunknown
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

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56Pressure not reportedunknown
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

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83Pressure not reportedunknown
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

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92.2Pressure not reportedunknown
Tl2Ba2CuO6+δ

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Ba0.6K0.4BiO3

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