Zn-substitution effects on the optical conductivity of YBa2Cu3Oy

Setsuko Tajima; R. Hauff; W.-J. Jang

doi:10.1117/12.241764

10 June 1996 Zn-substitution effects on the optical conductivity of YBa₂Cu₃O_y

Setsuko Tajima, R. Hauff, W.-J. Jang

Proceedings Volume 2696, Spectroscopic Studies of Superconductors; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.241764
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The Zn-substitution effects on the c-axis optical spectra have been investigated over T-range for YBa₂Cu₃O_y with y equals 6.6 and 6.9. In the highly doped crystal a large number of unpaired carriers forms a Drude-like spectrum at low frequencies, which buries the gap feature in the conductivity spectrum, keeping the maximum gap frequency unchanged. It strongly suggests an anisotropic superconducting gap. In the underdoped crystal, the anomalous peak around 400 cm^-1 which appears in the limited doping and temperature ranges almost disappears by 1.3% Zn-substitution. Considering that the reported strong Zn-effect on T₁^-1-behavior, this spectral anomaly could be related to the spin gap formation. On the other hand, the low frequency conductivity does not show a remarkable change by Zn-substitution, which indicates less effect of Zn on the interlayer hopping along the c-axis.

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Setsuko Tajima, R. Hauff, and W.-J. Jang "Zn-substitution effects on the optical conductivity of YBa₂Cu₃O_y", Proc. SPIE 2696, Spectroscopic Studies of Superconductors, (10 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.241764

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