TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENCE OF THE INFRARED OPTICAL-PROPERTIES OF YBA2CU3O7 - A PLASMON DAMPING MODEL

被引:6
作者
DEWING, HL [1 ]
SCOTT, K [1 ]
机构
[1] DEPT EARTH SCI,CAMBRIDGE CB2 3EQ,ENGLAND
来源
JOURNAL OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY | 1994年 / 7卷 / 02期
关键词
HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS; YBA2CU3O7; INFRARED; PLASMON; RESISTIVITY;
D O I
10.1007/BF00724594
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O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The temperature dependence observed in the mid- and near-infrared optical properties of YBa2Cu3O7 is explained in terms of the Drude model for free charge carriers. In the Drude model, the linear temperature dependence of the dc resistivity arises from the free charge carriers having a temperature-dependent mean free path. This temperature dependence results in the plasmon contribution to the dielectric constant having a damping coefficient which also varies linearly with temperature. We find that the temperature dependence which is observed in the absorption and reflection spectra of YBa2Cu3O7 is consistent with this simple model.
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