Abstract
The disorder dependence of the oxygen isotope effect in optimally
doped Bi2Sr1.6Ln0.4CuO6+δ superconductors which is introduced into
cation sites in the planes adjacent to CuO2 planes is studied. The
degree of out-of-plane disorder is controlled by substituting Ln
ions with different ionic radii from La to Gd. This type of disorder
does not explicitly alter the nodal electronic structure or the underlying
Fermi surface but markedly enhances the oxygen isotope exponent at
the superconducting transition temperature (αTc). The enhancement
in αTc is well explained by the pair-breaking model, suggesting the
growth of a pseudogap state around the antinodal region due to the
out-of-plane disorder.
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