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We performed X-ray diffraction and neutron scattering on a single crystal La1.85Sr0.15CuO4. We found that the lattice anomaly is caused by the optical tilt phonon associated with the expansion of the c-lattice constant below Tc. We also found that the (100) peak starts to develop below the HTT-LTO structural phase transition temperature. These results suggest that there is a strong relation between the superconductivity and the structural instability.
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Arakawa, T., Arai, M., Nishijima, T. et al. Structure and phonon anomaly in La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 . Czech J Phys 46 (Suppl 3), 1239–1240 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02562734
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02562734