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Scaling Behavior of the Normal State Properties and the Superfluid Density in Metallic YBa 2 Cu 3 O x Cuprates

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We have studied the effect of reduced oxygen content x on the temperature dependence of resistivity ρ(T) and the Hall number n H (T) of metallic YBa 2 Cu 3 O x (YBCO) epitaxial films. These results have been analyzed in terms of the Hall angle cotθv H , which demonstrates a quadratic-like temperature dependence for all x values, with the systematic deviations at high and low doping levels. We have shown that the ρ(T), n H (T), cotθ H (T 2) data for all metallic YBCO compositions fall onto single curves by scaling the temperature with T O , the temperature above which resistivity becomes linear with temperature. The comparison with the transport data for other cuprates reported in literature strongly indicates that the observed scaling behavior is universal for underdoped cuprates. Furthermore we show that the NMR Knight shift data for oxygen deficient YBCO can also be mapped on a single scaling curve, by using the same scaling parameter T O (x) derived from our transport measurements. These findings demonstrate that the spin correlations, which determine magnetic properties, are also governing the transport of the high-T c cuprates. Therefore, it is then most likely that T O is related to the opening of a spin pseudo gap. Finally, by using the NMR decoration technique we have studied the temperature dependence of the superfluid density ns(T) ∝ λ -2 (T) in YBCO powders in the superconducting state as a function of the oxygen content x. The evolution of the behavior of the λ(T) with doping is discussed in the framework of the d-wave pairing model and is also compared with the theory based on the solution of the Eliashberg equations which takes into account anisotropy and the presence of an intermediate electron-phonon coupling.

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Moshchalkov, V.V., Wuyts, B., Steegmans, A., Provoost, R., Silverans, R.E., Bruynseraede, Y. (2002). Scaling Behavior of the Normal State Properties and the Superfluid Density in Metallic YBa 2 Cu 3 O x Cuprates. In: Bok, J., Deutscher, G., Pavuna, D., Wolf, S.A. (eds) The Gap Symmetry and Fluctuations in High-Tc Superconductors. NATO Science Series: B:, vol 371. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47081-0_6

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