Journal article
CuO-chain Raman scattering and photoinduced metastability in YBa2Cu3Ox
Raman measurements in YBa2Cu3Ox (x=6.72-6.82) high-T-c superconductors reveal intense phonon scattering due to an electronic resonance localized near oxygen vacancies on the CuO chains. Below room temperature the resonance can be photobleached in a manner similar to reported persistent photoinduced superconductivity effects, indicating photon-assisted oxygen ordering or electron vacancy capture.
By comparing Raman and x-ray diffraction data we establish a correlation between the stability of the photoinduced state and the oxygen-ordering kinetics in the CuO chains.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 1998 |
ISSN: | 1550235x , 10980121 and 01631829 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.57.R14072 |