Antiferromagnetic and superconducting proximity effects in YBa2Cu3O7-delta/PrBa2Cu3O7-delta superlattices

• We investigate the interplay between the antiferromagnetic and superconducting order parameters in YBa2Cu3O7-delta/PrBa2Cu3O7-delta superlattices by inelastic light scattering. The ratio of superconducting to antiferromagnetic order is varied through different modulations 4/6, 4/9, and 4/12 of (Y/Pr)Ba2Cu3O7-delta layers. This allows us to identify the proximity effect of the superconducting order parameter into the antiferromagnetic barrier as signified, e.g., by the sharpening of the two-magnon excitation. This proximity effect as well as gap feature and phonon anomalies reveals the delicate interplay between superconducting and antiferromagnetic order parameters.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences (hsv//eng)

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superconductivity antiferromagnetism

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