Abstract
We have measured the (in-plane) Young's and (out-of-plane) shear moduli of superconducting crystals of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 (Tc = 88K) as functions of temperature using "vibrating reed" techniques. No anomalous behavior is observed at any temperature (below room temperature), consistent with conventional thermodynamic behavior at Tc and the absence of other structural phase transitions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 833-836 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Solid State Communications |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1989 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Adknowledgements-We thank Dr. L.C. Bourne and Mike Learner for prviding the X-ray analysis of the crystals. This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation--Solid State Physics, Grants #DMR-8615463 and #DMR-8400041, and the Director, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences Division of the U.S. Department of Energy, Contract #DE-AC03-76SF00098. S. Hoen acknowldeges support from the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry (all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Materials Chemistry