Structural flexibility of cuprate superconductors

Trachenko, K. (2007) Structural flexibility of cuprate superconductors. Philosophical Magazine Letters, 87 (9). pp. 637-643. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/09500830701422194

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Abstract

We identify the lowest local energy state in the CuO2 plane of cuprate superconductors, the vibration that does not involve distortions of constituent units of the plane, the Rigid Unit Mode (RUM). On lowering the temperature, correlated atomic motion in the plane is related to the RUM vibration. We discuss the relevance of this vibration for superconductivity, including electron-phonon coupling, d-wave symmetry of the order parameter, structural state of the CuO2 plane and spatial variations of the electronic structure.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	2007 AREP IA54 2007 P kot;
Subjects:	03 - Mineral Sciences
Divisions:	03 - Mineral Sciences
Journal or Publication Title:	Philosophical Magazine Letters
Volume:	87
Page Range:	pp. 637-643
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/09500830701422194
Depositing User:	Sarah Humbert
Date Deposited:	16 Feb 2009 13:03
Last Modified:	23 Jul 2013 10:08
URI:	http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/id/eprint/743

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