Lattice effects in the La$_{\rm 2-x}$Sr$_{\rm x}$CuO$_{\rm 4}$ compounds

E. Liarokapis; E. Siranidi; D. Lampakis; K. Conder; C. Panagopoulos

doi:10.1088/0953-8984/20/43/434233

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Lattice effects in the La $_{2 - x}$ Sr $_{x}$ CuO $_{4}$ compounds

arXiv:0902.2664 · doi:10.1088/0953-8984/20/43/434233

Abstract

Systematic Raman studies on several cuprates (YBa $_{2}$ Cu $_{3}$ O $_{x}$ , YBa $_{2}$ Cu $_{4}$ O $_{8}$ or Bi $_{2}$ Sr $_{2}$ CaCu $_{2}$ O $_{8}$ ) have shown that at optimal doping the compounds are at the edge of lattice instability; once this level is exceeded, by means of doping or applying external hydrostatic pressure, the changes in the transition temperature are accompanied by spectral modifications. There are strong indications that the reduction in T $_{c}$ is correlated with a separation into nanoscale phases, which involve the oxygen atoms of the CuO $_{2}$ planes. In this work, modifications with doping in the Raman spectra of the La $_{2 - x}$ Sr $_{x}$ CuO $_{4}$ compound are presented, which show that spin or charge ordering is coupled with lattice distortions in the whole doping region.

6 pages, 6 figures

Lattice effects in the La2−x​Srx​CuO4​ compounds

Abstract

Lattice effects in the La $_{2 - x}$ Sr $_{x}$ CuO $_{4}$ compounds