Abstract
As a typical hole-doped cuprate superconductor, Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 + δ (Bi2212) carrier doping is mostly determined by its oxygen content. Traditional doping methods can regulate its doping level within the range of hole doping. Here we report the first application of CaH2 annealing method in regulating the doping level of Bi2212. By continuously controlling the anneal time, a series of differently doped samples can be obtained. The combined experimental results of x-ray diffraction, scanning transmission electron microscopy, resistance and Hall measurements demonstrate that the CaH2 induced topochemical reaction can effectively change the oxygen content of Bi2212 within a very wide range, even switching from hole doping to electron doping. We also found evidence of a low-T c superconducting phase in the electron doping side.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 077403 |
Journal | Chinese Physics Letters |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2022 |
Funding
We thank Xing-Chen Guo, Zhe Zheng, Feng Ran and Ren-Jie Zhang for technical support, and Zheng-Yu Weng, Fu-Chun Zhang and Tao Xiang for helpful discussions. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11888101 and U1832202), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant Nos. QYZDB-SSW-SLH043 and XDB33000000), the K. C. Wong Education Foundation (Grant No. GJTD-2018-01), and the Informatization Plan of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. CAS-WX2021SF-0102). This work was also supported by the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF). Y.L.G. was supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant Nos. 2020M680726 and YJ20200325). G.D.G. was supported by US DOE (Grant Nos. DE-SC0010526 and DE-SC0012704).