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Field Induced Reduction of the Low Temperature Superfluid Density in YBa2Cu3O6.95

J. E. Sonier, J. H. Brewer, R. F. Kiefl, G. D. Morris, R. I. Miller, D. A. Bonn, J. Chakhalian, R. H. Heffner, W. N. Hardy, R. Liang

cond-mat.supr-conarXiv:cond-mat/9906452

Abstract

A novel high magnetic field (8 T) spectrometer for muon spin rotation has been used to measure the temperature dependence of the in-plane magnetic penetration depth in YBa2Cu3O6.95. At low H and low T, the penetration depth exhibits the characteristic linear T dependence associated with the energy gap of a dx2-y2-wave superconductor. However, at higher fields the penetration depth is essentially temperature independent at low T. We discuss possible interpretations of this surprising new feature in the low-energy excitation spectrum.

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