Pressure dependence of superconductivity in doped two-leg ladder cuprates

Abstract

Within the kinetic energy driven superconducting mechanism, the effect of the pressure on superconductivity in the doped two-leg ladder cuprates is studied. It is shown that the superconducting transition temperature in the doped two-leg ladder cuprate superconductors increases with increasing pressure in the underpressure regime, and reaches a maximum in the optimal pressure, then decreases in the overpressure regime. This domed shape of the pressure dependence of the superconducting transition temperature is similar to that of the pressure dependence of the longitudinal part of the superconducting gap parameter, indicating that the pressure dependence of superconductivity in the doped two-leg ladder cuprates is mainly produced by the development of the pairing correlation along legs.