Effect of Na content and hydration on the excitation spectrum of the cobaltite NaxCoO2·yH2O

P. Lemmens, V. Gnezdilov, N. N. Kovaleva, K. Y. Choi, H. Sakurai, E. Takayama-Muromachi, K. Takada, T. Sasaki, F. C. Chou, D. P. Chen, C. T. Lin, B. Keimer

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Abstract

We report on a Raman scattering study of the superconducting cobaltite NaxCoO2·yH2O as function of Na content and hydration (x ≈ 1/3, 3/4 and y ≈ 0, 2/3, 4/3). The observed scattering intensity is analysed in terms of lattice strain, structural misfit and disorder. Hydration, due to the intercalation of one or two H2O layers, releases a part of this strain. Our Raman data suggest a connection between disorder on the partly occupied Na sites and the narrow phase space of superconductivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S857-S865
JournalJournal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume16
Issue number11 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Mar 2004
Externally publishedYes

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