La1.80 Sr0.20 CuO4-delta a clean limit superconductor

Abstract

The electrical resistivity of the superconductor La1.80Sr0.20Cu04−δ has been measured in a wide range of temperatures as a function of oxygen and vacuum heat treatments. The resistivity changes reversibly orders of magnitude with oxygen concentration. There is no sign of saturation at high temperatures, even for samples where the resistivity is increased by heat treatment in vacuum. Using the experimental data and general arguments it is concluded that the ceramic superconductors are high κ materials in the clean limit.