Abstract
We probe the effect on Tc of in-plane uniaxial stress applied to the high-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O6.67. We find a highly anisotropic response. Under compression along the b axis, which reduces the orthorhombicity of the CuO2 planes, Tc is broadly flat for stresses up to at least 1.7 GPa. Under compression along the a axis, Tc decreases steeply. For stresses beyond ≈1 GPa the decrease is quasilinear. We hypothesize that superconductivity is suppressed by competition with uniaxial charge density wave order, which has been found to onset at ≈1 GPa.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 184516 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Physical Review B |
Volume | 106 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 Nov 2022 |
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Dependence of Tc of YBa2Cu3O6.67 on in-plane uniaxial stress
Barber, M. E. (Creator), Kim, H.-H. (Creator), Loew, T. (Creator), Le Tacon, M. (Creator), Minola, M. (Creator), Konczykowski, M. (Creator), Keimer, B. (Creator), Mackenzie, A. P. (Creator) & Hicks, C. W. (Creator), Edmond, 2022
DOI: 10.17617/3.in2tyh
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