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Effects of carrier concentration on the superfluid density of high-Tc cuprates

C. Panagopoulos, B. D. Rainford, J. R. Cooper, W. Lo, J. L. Tallon, J. W. Loram, J. Betouras, Y. S. Wang, C. W. Chu

cond-mat.supr-conarXiv:cond-mat/9903117

Abstract

The absolute values and temperature, T, dependence of the in-plane magnetic penetration depth, λab, of La2-xSrxCuO4 and HgBa2CuO4+δ have been measured as a function of carrier concentration. We find that the superfluid density, ρs, changes substantially and systematically with doping. The values of ρs(0) are closely linked to the available low energy spectral weight as determined by the electronic entropy just above Tc and the initial slope of ρs(T)/ρs(0) increases rapidly with carrier concentration. The results are discussed in the context of a possible relationship between ρs and the normal-state (or pseudo) energy gap.

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