Diffusion coalescence in Ba2Cu3O7−x single crystals under the application of hydrostatic pressure

Experimental results on the effect of external hydrostatic pressure up to 5 kbar on the ρ(T) dependence in the ab plane of HoBa2Cu3O7−x single crystals (x     0.35) in the temperature range from 300 K to the superconducting transition temperature Tc are presented and discussed. It was established th...

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Published in:Materials research express 2017-09, Vol.4 (9)
Main Authors: Boiko, Y I, Bogdanov, V V, Vovk, R V, Khadzhaj, G Ya, Kamchatnaya, S N, Goulatis, I L, Chroneos, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
'single-file' diffusion
coalesence
hydrostatic pressure
oxygen deficiency
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Summary:Experimental results on the effect of external hydrostatic pressure up to 5 kbar on the ρ(T) dependence in the ab plane of HoBa2Cu3O7−x single crystals (x     0.35) in the temperature range from 300 K to the superconducting transition temperature Tc are presented and discussed. It was established that the application of external hydrostatic pressure P  =  5 kbar significantly intensified the process of diffusion coalescence of oxygen clusters, causing the growth of their average size. This leads to an increase in the number of negative U-centers, the presence of which results to the appearance of a phase capable of generating paired carriers of electric charge and, correspondingly, characterized by a higher transition temperature Tc. Employing this hypothesis that concerns the mechanism of the diffusion coalescence of oxygen clusters, the change in the form of the temperature and time dependences of the electrical resistivity under the application of external hydrostatic pressure is discussed.
ISSN:2053-1591
DOI:10.1088/2053-1591/aa88f3