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Josephson Plasma Resonance and Phonon Anomalies in Trilayer Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10

A. V. Boris, D. Munzar, N. N. Kovaleva, B. Liang, C. T. Lin, A. Dubroka, A. V. Pimenov, T. Holden, B. Keimer, Y.-L. Mathis, C. Bernhard

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.277001 · Physical Review Letters

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Abstract

The far-infrared (FIR) c axis conductivity of a Bi2223 crystal has been measured by ellipsometry. Below Tc a strong absorption band develops near 500 cm−1, corresponding to a transverse Josephson plasmon. The related increase in FIR spectral weight leads to a giant violation of the Ferrell-Glover-Tinkham sum rule. The gain in c axis kinetic energy accounts for a sizable part of the condensation energy. We also observe phonon anomalies which suggest that the Josephson currents lead to a drastic variation of the local electric field within the block of closely spaced CuO2 planes.

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Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10

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Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10

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102Pressure not reportedmidpoint
Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10

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107Pressure not reportedmidpoint
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8

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Tl2Ba2CuO6+x

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La2-xSrxCuO4

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YBa2Cu3O6.6

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