Josephson Plasmon and Inhomogeneous Superconducting State in La2−xSrxCuO4

S. V. Dordevic; Seiki Komiya; Yoichi Ando; D. N. Basov

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.167401

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Josephson Plasmon and Inhomogeneous Superconducting State in La2−xSrxCuO4

S. V. Dordevic, Seiki Komiya, Yoichi Ando, D. N. Basov

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.167401 · Physical Review Letters

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Abstract

We report on the interlayer far infrared response for a series of La2−xSrxCuO4 crystals with 0.08<x<0.20 focusing on the survey of the Josephson plasmon resonance (JPR). The analysis of the JPR mode provides information on the local variation of the superfluid density within the CuO2 planes thus empowering one with a tool for “microscopy” on the superconducting condensate. Our results uncover the presence of regions with characteristic length of ∼100–200 Å within which superconductivity is strongly depressed or completely depleted. An examination of the doping trends suggests that development of superconducting inhomogeneities is triggered by the formation of the unidirectional spin density wave state in La2−xSrxCuO4 at x=1/8.

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Formula	Reported Tc (K)	Pressure (GPa)	Type
La2-xSrxCuO4 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	—	Pressure not reported	unknown