Abstract
We report measurements of the transport and the magnetic properties of high-quality, sub-millimeter-sized (formula presented) single crystals with clear hexagonal-plate shapes. The low-field magnetization and the magnetic hysteresis curves show the bulk pinning of these crystals to be very weak. The Debye temperature of (formula presented) obtained from the zero-field resistance curve, suggests that the normal-state transport properties are dominated by electron-phonon interactions. The resistivity ratio between 40 K and 300 K was about 5, and the upper critical field anisotropy ratio was (formula presented) at temperatures around 32 K.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |