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Title: Strong interaction between electrons and collective excitations in the multiband superconductor MgB 2

Abstract

We use a tunable laser angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to study the electronic properties of the prototypical multiband BCS superconductor MgB2. Our data reveal a strong renormalization of the dispersion (kink) at ~65meV, which is caused by the coupling of electrons to the E2g phonon mode. In contrast to cuprates, the 65 meV kink in MgB2 does not change significantly across Tc. More interestingly, we observe strong coupling to a second, lower energy collective mode at a binding energy of 10 meV. As a result, this excitation vanishes above Tc and is likely a signature of the elusive Leggett mode.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [1]
  1. Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States); Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Emergent Superconductivity (CES)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1227294
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1179364
Report Number(s):
IS-J-8612
Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121; PRBMDO
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11358; AC02-98CH10886
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 91; Journal Issue: 14; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats

Mou, Daixiang, Jiang, Rui, Taufour, Valentin, Flint, Rebecca, Bud'ko, S. L., Canfield, P. C., Wen, J. S., Xu, Z. J., Gu, Genda, and Kaminski, Adam. Strong interaction between electrons and collective excitations in the multiband superconductor MgB2. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.91.140502.
Mou, Daixiang, Jiang, Rui, Taufour, Valentin, Flint, Rebecca, Bud'ko, S. L., Canfield, P. C., Wen, J. S., Xu, Z. J., Gu, Genda, & Kaminski, Adam. Strong interaction between electrons and collective excitations in the multiband superconductor MgB2. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.91.140502
Mou, Daixiang, Jiang, Rui, Taufour, Valentin, Flint, Rebecca, Bud'ko, S. L., Canfield, P. C., Wen, J. S., Xu, Z. J., Gu, Genda, and Kaminski, Adam. Wed . "Strong interaction between electrons and collective excitations in the multiband superconductor MgB2". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.91.140502. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1227294.
@article{osti_1227294,
title = {Strong interaction between electrons and collective excitations in the multiband superconductor MgB2},
author = {Mou, Daixiang and Jiang, Rui and Taufour, Valentin and Flint, Rebecca and Bud'ko, S. L. and Canfield, P. C. and Wen, J. S. and Xu, Z. J. and Gu, Genda and Kaminski, Adam},
abstractNote = {We use a tunable laser angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to study the electronic properties of the prototypical multiband BCS superconductor MgB2. Our data reveal a strong renormalization of the dispersion (kink) at ~65meV, which is caused by the coupling of electrons to the E2g phonon mode. In contrast to cuprates, the 65 meV kink in MgB2 does not change significantly across Tc. More interestingly, we observe strong coupling to a second, lower energy collective mode at a binding energy of 10 meV. As a result, this excitation vanishes above Tc and is likely a signature of the elusive Leggett mode.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.91.140502},
journal = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},
number = 14,
volume = 91,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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