Pressure effect on the pseudogap in the optimally doped high-temperature superconductor La1.8Sr0.15Ho0.04Cu 16O4

P. S. Häfliger, A. Podlesnyak, K. Conder, A. Furrer

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Abstract

The effect of hydrostatic pressure on the relaxation rate of crystal-field excitations in the optimally doped high-Tc superconductor La 1.81Sr0.15Ho0.04Cu16O4 (Tc. = 32.5K) has been investigated by means of inelastic neutron scattering. The temperature T* where the pseudogap opens is found to shift downwards from T* = (61.0 ± 1.3) K (p = 0) to T* = (55.8 ± 1.5) K (p = 0.8GPa) and to T* = (54.1 ± 1.5) K (p = 1.2GPa), i.e., dT*/dp = (-5.9 ± 1.6) K/GPa.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)260-266
Number of pages7
JournalEPL
Volume73
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 15 2006
Externally publishedYes

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