Low-temperature thermal conductivity of single-crystal Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8

Abstract
The thermal conductivity κ of a single crystal of superconducting Bi2 Sr2 CaCu2 O8 has been measured at temperatures from 0.03 to 9 K. Below 2 K, where κ displays a T2 dependence, the results agree in both temperature dependence and magnitude with that of single-crystal superconducting YBa2 Cu3 O7x or HoBa2 Cu3 O7x, and are remarkably similar to the thermal conductivity of glasses.