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Title: Reinvestigation of crystal symmetry and fluctuations in La 2 CuO 4

Journal Article · · Physical Review B

New surprises continue to be revealed about La 2 CuO 4 , the parent compound of the original cuprate superconductor. In this study we present neutron scattering evidence that the structural symmetry is lower than commonly assumed. The static distortion results in anisotropic Cu-O bonds within the CuO 2 planes; such anisotropy is relevant to pinning charge stripes in hole-doped samples. Associated with the extra structural modulation is a soft phonon mode. If this phonon were to soften completely, the resulting change in CuO 6 octahedral tilts would lead to weak ferromagnetism. Hence, we suggest that this mode may be the “chiral” phonon inferred from recent studies of the thermal Hall effect. We also note the absence of interaction between the antiferromagnetic spin waves and low-energy optical phonons, in contrast to what is observed in hole-doped samples.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; SC0006939; AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1807943
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1818650; OSTI ID: 1842478
Report Number(s):
BNL-221799-2021-JAAM; TRN: US2212864
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Vol. 104, Issue 1; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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