ISSN:
1573-7357
Keywords:
79.60.Bm
;
73.20.Dx
;
74.70.Ad
;
74.80.Dm
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Substituting Y in orthorhombic (Y,RE)Ba2Cu3O7 by any rare-earth element RE has generally little effect on the superconducting properties. For RE = Pr, however, superconductivity is completely suppressed. To elucidate this effect we have studied the unoccupied electronic structure of PrxY1−xBa2Cu3O7−y (x = 0.0,0.4, 0.8) by polarization-dependent O1s x-ray absorption spectroscopy on detwinned single crystals. Along with the comparison of undoped (y ≈ 0.9) to the doped materials (y ≈ 0.1), this allows a test of the current theoretical explanations for the suppression of superconductivity. While we can rule out models involving hole filling or charge transfer from planes to chains our data is consistent with approaches based on Pr4f−02pπ hybridization.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00768410
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