Resonance in the Electron-doped High-Tc Superconductor Pr0.88LaCe0.12CuO4-?
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
In conventional superconductors, the interaction that pairs the electrons to form the superconducting state is mediated by lattice vibrations (phonons). In high-transition-temperature (high-T{sub c}) copper oxides, it is generally believed that magnetic excitations might play a fundamental role in the superconducting mechanism because superconductivity occurs when mobile 'electrons' or 'holes' are doped into the antiferromagnetic parent compounds. Indeed, a sharp magnetic excitation termed 'resonance' has been observed by neutron scattering in a number of hole-doped materials. The resonance is intimately related to superconductivity, and its interaction with charged quasi-particles observed by photoemission, optical conductivity, and tunnelling suggests that it might play a part similar to that of phonons in conventional superconductors. The relevance of the resonance to high-T{sub c} superconductivity, however, has been in doubt because so far it has been found only in hole-doped materials. Here we report the discovery of the resonance in electron-doped superconducting Pr{sub 0.88}LaCe{sub 0.12}CuO{sub 4-{delta}} (T{sub c} = 24 K). We find that the resonance energy (E{sub r}) is proportional to T{sub c} via E{sub r} {approx} 5.8k{sub B}T{sub c} for all high-T{sub c} superconductors irrespective of electron- or hole-doping. Our results demonstrate that the resonance is a fundamental property of the superconducting copper oxides and therefore must be essential in the mechanism of superconductivity.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); High Flux Isotope Reactor
- Sponsoring Organization:
- SC USDOE - Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1003415
- Journal Information:
- Nature, Journal Name: Nature Journal Issue: 7098 Vol. 442; ISSN 1476-4687; ISSN 0028-0836
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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