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Title: Gapless spin excitations in superconducting La 2 - x Ca 1 + x Cu 2 O 6 with T c up to 55 K

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
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  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Division; Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Division; Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). Materials Science and Engineering Dept.
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Neutron Scattering Division
  4. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Division

We report here inelastic neutron scattering on single crystals of the bilayer cuprate family $${\mathrm{La}}_{2{-}x}{\mathrm{Ca}}_{1+x}{\mathrm{Cu}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{6+{\delta}}$$, including two crystals made superconducting (transitions at 45 and 55 K) by high-pressure annealing in an oxygen-containing atmosphere. The magnetic excitations in the nonsuperconducting crystal have a similar temperature dependence as those in weakly hole-doped cuprates. In the superconducting crystals, there is a near-uniform suppression of the magnetic spectral weight with increasing temperature; in particular, there are no signs of a spin gap or "resonance" peak. This is different from the temperature dependence seen in many optimally doped cuprates but similar to the behavior seen in certain underdoped cuprates. We discuss the possible connection with pair-density-wave superconductivity.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1515157
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1515109; OSTI ID: 1666020
Report Number(s):
BNL-211693-2019-JAAM
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Vol. 99, Issue 17; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 2 works
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