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Pressure-induced phase transition and superconductivity in YBa2Cu4O8.

Authors :
Souliou, S. M.
Subedi, A.
Song, Y. T.
Lin, C. T.
Syassen, K.
Keimer, B.
Le Tacon, M.
Source :
Physical Review B: Condensed Matter & Materials Physics. Oct2014, Vol. 90 Issue 14, p140501-1-140501-5. 5p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

We investigate the pressure and temperature dependence of the lattice dynamics of the underdoped, stoichiometric, high-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu4O8 by means of Raman spectroscopy and ab initio calculations. This system undergoes a reversible pressure-induced structural phase transition around 10 GPa to a collapsed orthorhombic structure that is well reproduced by the calculation. The coupling of the B1g-like buckling phonon mode to the electronic continuum is used to probe superconductivity. In the low pressure phase, self-energy effects through the superconducting transition renormalize this phonon, and the amplitude of this renormalization strongly increases with pressure. Whereas our calculation indicates that this mode's coupling to the electronic system is only marginally affected by the structural phase transition, the aforementioned renormalization is completely suppressed in the high pressure phase, demonstrating that under hydrostatic pressures higher than 10 GPa, superconductivity in YBa2Cu4O8 is greatly weakened or obliterated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10980121
Volume :
90
Issue :
14
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Physical Review B: Condensed Matter & Materials Physics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
100067194
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.90.140501