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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 260-266 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | EPL |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 15 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |