THERMAL HISTORY-DEPENDENT SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND LOCAL-STRUCTURE IN LA2CUO4+DELTA

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AHRENS, ET [1 ]
REYES, AP [1 ]
HAMMEL, PC [1 ]
THOMPSON, JD [1 ]
CANFIELD, PC [1 ]
FISK, Z [1 ]
SCHIRBER, JE [1 ]
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[1] SANDIA NATL LABS,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87185
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PHYSICA C | 1993年 / 212卷 / 3-4期
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10.1016/0921-4534(93)90595-H
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DC magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal a dependence of the superconducting critical temperature (T(c)) on the cooling rate (R) in super-oxygenated La2CuO4+delta. Bulk T(c)'s vary by approximately 4 K depending on whether the sample is ''quenched'' or slow cooled through a narrow temperature range around 195 +/- 10 K. La-139 nuclear quadrupole resonance spectroscopy (NQR) shows the appearance of a feature indicating a distribution of local structures in the metallic phase below approximately 195 K, the same temperature regime where R is critical for T(c). The spectral weight associated with the metallic phase appears to increase for rapid cooling.
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