Doping dependence of the superconducting gap in Tl2Ba2CuO6+delta from heat transport

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Contributors

  • D. G. Hawthorn - (Author)
  • S. Y. Li - (Author)
  • M. Sutherland - (Author)
  • Etienne Boaknin - (Author)
  • R. W. Hill - (Author)
  • C. Proust - (Author)
  • F. Ronning - (Author)
  • M. A. Tanatar - (Author)
  • Johnpierre Paglione - (Author)
  • Louis Taillefer - (Author)
  • D. Peets - , University of British Columbia (Author)
  • Ruixing Liang - (Author)
  • D. A. Bonn - (Author)
  • W. N. Hardy - (Author)
  • N. N. Kolesnikov - (Author)
  • University of Toronto
  • Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract

We present low-temperature thermal conductivity measurements on the cuprate Tl2Ba2CuO6+delta throughout the overdoped regime. In the T -> 0 limit, the thermal conductivity due to d-wave nodal quasiparticles provides a bulk measurement of the superconducting gap Delta. We find Delta to decrease with increasing doping, with a magnitude consistent with spectroscopic measurements (photoemission and tunneling). This argues for a pure and simple d-wave superconducting state in the overdoped region of the phase diagram, which appears to extend into the underdoped regime down to a hole concentration of similar or equal to 0.1 hole/Cu. As hole concentration is decreased, the gap-to-T-c ratio increases, showing that the suppression of the superconducting transition temperature T-c (relative to the gap) begins in the overdoped regime.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number104518
Number of pages6
JournalPhysical review. B
Volume75
Issue number10
Publication statusPublished - 30 Mar 2007
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

Scopus 34047188011

Keywords

Keywords

  • D-WAVE SUPERCONDUCTORS, QUASI-PARTICLE TRANSPORT, THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY, VORTEX STATE, FERMI-SURFACE, ENERGY GAPS, BI2SR2CACU2O8+DELTA, YBA2CU3O6.9, PSEUDOGAP, CUPRATE