RT Journal Article
T1 Cathodoluminescence microscopy and spectroscopy of superconducting Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_(8+x) single crystals
A1 Díaz-Guerra Viejo, Carlos
A1 Piqueras De Noriega, Francisco Javier
AB Cathodoluminescence (CL) microscopy and spectroscopy in the scanning electron microscope have been applied to the microcharacterization of superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x single crystals. CL spectra representative of the samples at macroscopic level, exhibit at low temperature two well resolved emission bands, centered at about 2.90 and 2.35 eV respectively, related to electronic processes in the oxygen sublattice. Panchromatic CL images reveal that regions with enhanced intensity usually correspond with growth layers or other topographic features of the crystals. CL spectra from the mentioned regions show a relative increase of the local oxygen deficiency related 2.3-2.4 eV emission band. The complex character of this band is revealed by CL spectroscopy, and by CL monochromatic images that relate certain peaks observed in the spectra to specific luminescent areas. Comparison of the present observations with previous luminescence studies of other high temperature superconductors, indicates that a possible origin of the 2.3-2.4 eV CL emission band lies in the Cu-O planes, common to these materials.
PB Elsevier Science BV
SN 0921-4534
YR 1997
FD 1997-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59201
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59201
LA eng
NO © 1997 Published by Elsevier B.V.This work was supported by DGICYT (Project PB 93-1256) and by CICYT (Project 95-1184-E). C.D.G. acknowledges MEC for a FPI research grant.
NO DGICYT
NO CICYT
NO MEC
DS Docta Complutense
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