SUPERCONDUCTING PROPERTIES AND NORMAL-STATE RESISTIVITY OF CaBaLaCu3Oy
The superconducting properties of CaBaLaCu 3 O y with Tc=76 K were reported. The X-ray diffraction pattern analysis shows that the CaBaLaCu3Oy compound has tetragonal structure at room temperature. The superconductivity of this compound was confirmed from the temperature dependence of electrical resistivity and self-inductance. We also examined the temperature dependence of the normal-state resistivity ρ(T) from 300 K to 900 K. From the linear behavior of ρ(T) in the range Tc<T<620 K, the strength of electron-phonon coupling constant λ and the electron mean free path l are obtained from the standard electron-phonon dissipation mechanism. Our estimated value of λ≃0.62 implies that the superconductivity of CaBaLaCu 3 O y is not to be interpreted only in terms of the phonon-mediated electron-electron interaction.