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 DOCUMENT METADATA SLAC Publication: SLAC-PUB-15239 SLAC Release Date: November 14, 2012 Enhanced Superconducting Gaps in Trilayer High-Temperature Bi (2) Sr (2) Ca (2) Cu (3) O (10+delta) Cuprate Superconductor Ideta, S. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.227001 We have investigated the optimally doped tri-layer cuprate Bi$_2$Sr$_2$Ca$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{10+\delta}$ (Bi2223) by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, and observed energy bands and Fermi surfaces originated from the outer and inner CuO$_2$ planes (OP and IP) separately. The OP band is overdoped (hole density $\sim$ 0.26/Cu) with a large d-wave gap of $\Delta_0$ $\sim$ 43 meV while... Show Full Abstract DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.227001 We have investigated the optimally doped tri-layer cuprate Bi$_2$Sr$_2$Ca$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{10+\delta}$ (Bi2223) by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, and observed energy bands and Fermi surfaces originated from the outer and inner CuO$_2$ planes (OP and IP) separately. The OP band is overdoped (hole density $\sim$ 0.26/Cu) with a large d-wave gap of $\Delta_0$ $\sim$ 43 meV while the IP is underdoped ($\sim$ 0.06/Cu) with an even large gap of $\Delta_0$ $\sim$ 60 meV. We propose that the enhancement of the $\Delta_0$ of IP is due to the minimal influence of out-of-plane disorder and that the OP gap is then enhanced through interlayer coupling, most likely a proximity effect from the IP. Show Partial Abstract Download File: SLAC-PUB-15239.PDF Interest Categories: Material Sciences » View SLAC's contact: dhlu in the SLAC Directory