title: Raman-active c-axis plasma modes in multilayer high-Tc cuprate superconductors.
abstract: The spectacular changes of the A(1g)-polarized Raman spectra of trilayer and four-layer high-T(c) cuprate superconductors below T(c) observed in recent experiments can be explained in terms of a new type of excitation that occurs in these systems, a Raman active c-axis plasmon. Its frequency, intensity, resonance properties, polarization properties, and coupling to phonon modes involving vibrations of the planar oxygens are estimated and shown to agree with those of the observed A(1g) superconductivity-induced electronic peak.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, Masaryk University, Kotlárská 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Munzar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cardona