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Magnetic Field Dependence of Electronic Specific Heat in Pr1.85 Ce0.15 CuO4

Hamza Balci, V. N. Smolyaninova, P. Fournier, Amlan Biswas, R. L. Greene

cond-mat.supr-conarXiv:cond-mat/0208179

Abstract

The specific heat of electron-doped Pr1.85 Ce0.15 CuO4 single crystals is reported for the temperature range 2 - 10 K and magnetic field range 0 - 10 T. A non-linear magnetic field dependence is observed for the field range 0 - 2 T. Our data supports a model with lines of nodes in the gap function of these superconductors. Theoretical calculations of the electronic specific heat for dirty d-wave, clean d-wave, and s-wave symmetries are compared to our data.

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