Abstract
We report NMR measurements of 63Cu spin-lattice relaxation rates, 63(T1T)−1, for magnetic fields of 0, 4, 8.8, and 14.8 T. The measurements were performed on four different samples within the family of near optimally doped YBa2Cu3O7−δ and for the range of temperatures above and below Tc. For each sample we consistently find that, in the normal state, 63Cu spin-lattice relaxation rate is magnetic field independent and that field dependence develops only below Tc where 63(T1T)−1 curves “fan out.” We describe in detail experimental methods enabling the high precision required in such measurements.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 22 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics