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Superconducting gap in Pr x Y1−x Ba2Cu4O8 and YBa2−y Sr y Cu4O8 probed by infrared phonon self-energies

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We report a reflectivity study of thez-polarized TO-phonons of Pr x Y1−x Ba2Cu4O8 and YBa2−y Sr y Cu4O8 alloys in the temperature range 10–300 K. Anomalies of the frequency and linewidth of the plane-oxygen vibration atω∼300 cm−1 due to the opening of the superconducting gap are found to occur upon crossing the superconducting transition temperatureT c . Phonon self-energy effects are strongly dependent onT c , providing evidence for a relative shift of the gap with respect to the energy of phonon.

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  1. Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden

    A. P. Litvinchuk, L. Börjesson & M. Käll

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstr. 1, D-70506, Stuttgart, Germany

    C. Thomsen & M. Cardona

  3. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden

    P. Berastegui & L. -G. Johansson

  4. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Göteborg, S-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden

    P. Berastegui & L. -G. Johansson

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Litvinchuk, A.P., Thomsen, C., Cardona, M. et al. Superconducting gap in Pr x Y1−x Ba2Cu4O8 and YBa2−y Sr y Cu4O8 probed by infrared phonon self-energies. J Supercond 7, 113–116 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00730379

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