Growth of Na-doped Ca(2)CuO(2)Cl(2) single crystals under high pressures of several GPa.
Single crystals of Na-doped Ca(2)CuO(2)Cl(2) have been grown for the first time by a flux method under high pressures of up to 5.5 GPa. By changing the Na-solubility limit through the applied pressure, the Na content x was successfully controlled without introducing appreciable compositional inhomogeneity within the millimeter-sized crystals. Structural and chemical characterization indicated that the crystals span the phase diagram continuously from the parent antiferromagnetic insulator to an underdoped high-temperature superconductor. Because of the well-defined cleavage plane and resulting high surface quality, these oxychloride single crystals will provide a unique opportunity to explore the electronic evolution of the high-temperature superconductors, using spectroscopic techniques such as scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.
Kohsaka
Yuhki
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Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. kk17106@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Azuma
Masaki
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Yamada
Ikuya
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Sasagawa
Takao
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Hanaguri
Tetsuo
T
Takano
Mikio
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Takagi
Hidenori
H