Non-linear effects in hopping conduction of single-crystal La_{2}CuO_{4 + δ}

Details Non-linear effects in hopping conduction of single-crystal La_{2}CuO_{4 + δ} Non-linear effects in hopping conduction of single-crystal La_{2}CuO_{4 + δ}

1998-07-22

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9807297v1

Low Temp. Phys., 24 (1998) 815

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

12 pages, REVTex, 11 Postscript figures, To be published in Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur (published by AIP as Low Temperature Phy

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.593683

The unusual non-linear effects in hopping conduction of single-crystal La_{2}CuO_{4 + \delta} with excess oxygen has been observed. The resistance is measured as a function of applied voltage U (10^{-3} V - 25 V) in the temperature range 5 K < T < 300 K. At relatively high voltage (U > 0.1 V) the conduction of sample investigated corresponds well to Mott's variable-range hopping (VRH). An unusual conduction behavior is found, however, in low voltage range (approximately below 0.1 V), where the influence of electric field and (or) electron heating effect on VRH ought to be neglected. Here we have observed strong increase in resistance at increasing U at T < 20 K, whereas at T > 20 K the resistance decreases with increasing U. The magnetoresistance of the sample below 20 K has been positive at low voltage and negative at high voltage. The observed non-Ohmic behavior is attributable to inhomogeneity of the sample, and namely, to the enrichment of sample surface with oxygen during the course of the heat treatment of the sample in helium and air atmosphere before measurements. At low enough temperature (below 20 K) the surface layer with increased oxygen concentration is presumed to consist of disconnected superconducting regions (with T_{c} about 20 K) in poor-conducting matrix. The results obtained demonstrate that transport properties of cuprate oxides may be determined in essential degree by structural or stoichimetric inhomogeneities. This should be taken into account at evaluation of "quality" of high-temperature superconductors on the basis of transport properties measurements.

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