Intrinsic inhomogeneity of the cuprates: Pseudogap, resistive vs. diamagnetic transitions

Authors
Kresin, V Ovchinnikov, Y Wolf, S
Citation
V. Kresin et al., Intrinsic inhomogeneity of the cuprates: Pseudogap, resistive vs. diamagnetic transitions, J SUPERCOND, 13(5), 2000, pp. 777-780
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
ISSN journal
08961107 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
777 - 780
Database
ISI
SICI code
0896-1107(200010)13:5<777:IIOTCP>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The pseudogap phenomenon in the cuprates can be explained by an intrinsic i nhomogeneity of the samples. At temperatures above the superconducting resi stive transition but below the temperature at which the pseudogap disappear s, the sample contains superconducting islands embedded in a normal matrix. As a result, the normal resistance coexists with the gap structure, and th ere is a splitting of the resistive and Meissner traditions.