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High-frequency fluctuational conductivity in YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7-\delta}$

Superconductivity 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We present measurements of the fluctuational excess conductivity at 48 GHz and 24 GHz in YBa2_{2}Cu3_{3}O7δ_{7-\delta} films above the transition temperature. The measurements depart from the gaussian prediction for finite-frequency fluctuational conductivity. We focus on the region not too close to TcT_{c}, where the real part of the excess conductivity drops much faster than the prediction of the gaussian model. We calculate the dynamic excess conductivity within a Ginzburg-Landau approach. In the calculation we insert a short-wavelength cutoff of the order of the inverse coherence length, in order to suppress high-momentum modes. The excess conductivity of all samples measured can be described very well by the modified model.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0208342,
  title  = {High-frequency fluctuational conductivity in YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7-\delta}$},
  author = {E. Silva and R. Marcon and R. Fastampa and M. Giura and S. Sarti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0208342},
  year   = {2007}
}

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RevTeX, 4 pages, 2 figures. To appear in J. Low Temp. Phys. (Proceedings of MOS 02 Conference, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 13-17/8/2002)