Observation of broken inversion and chiral symmetries in the pseudogap phase in single- and double-layer bismuth-based cuprates

Lim, Sejoon; Varma, Chandra M.; Eisaki, Hiroshi; Kapitulnik, Aharon

doi:10.1103/physrevb.105.155103

Observation of broken inversion and chiral symmetries in the pseudogap phase in single- and double-layer bismuth-based cuprates

Journal Article · Mon Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Physical Review. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.105.155103· OSTI ID:1877368

Lim, Sejoon ^[1]; Varma, Chandra M. ^[2]; Eisaki, Hiroshi ^[3]; Kapitulnik, Aharon ^[1]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
National Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki (Japan)

We deduce the symmetry of the pseudogap phase in the single- and double-layer bismuth-based cuprate superconductors, where charge and pseudogap order onset concurrently, by measuring and analyzing their circular and linear photogalvanic responses, which are related linearly to the chirality and inversion breaking, respectively, of the order parameter. After separating out the trivial contribution arising from the surface where inversion symmetry is already broken, we show that both responses start below the pseudogap temperature T* and grow below it to a sizable magnitude, revealing the broken symmetries in the bulk of the crystal. Through a detailed analysis of the dependence of the signals on the angle of incidence, the polarization of the light, and the orientation of the crystal, we are able to discover that the point group symmetry below T* is limited to mm2 or mm21– groups. Here, taking into account formation of domains and previous measurements, our results narrow down the possible symmetries of the microscopic origin of the phase transition(s) at T*, which leads to the conclusion that while charge order may affect the observed symmetry it is not the main cause of the pseudogap order parameter.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1877368

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 105; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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