Testing for pair density wave order in La1.875Ba0.125CuO4

Lozano, P. M.; Ren, Tianhao; Gu, G. D.; Tsvelik, A. M.; Tranquada, J. M.; Li, Qiang

doi:10.1103/physrevb.106.174510

Testing for pair density wave order in La 1.875 Ba 0.125 CuO4

Journal Article · Sun Nov 13 23:00:00 EST 2022 · Physical Review. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.106.174510· OSTI ID:1898615

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Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Stony Brook University, NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

We report charge order is commonly believed to compete with superconducting order. An intertwined form of a superconducting wave function, known as pair density wave (PDW) order, has been proposed; however, direct evidence, theoretical or experimental, that it forms the ground state of any cuprate superconductor is lacking. As a test case, we consider La _2-xBa_xCuO₄ with x = 1/8, where charge and spin stripe orders within the CuO₂ planes compete with three-dimensional superconducting order. We report measurements of the superconducting critical current perpendicular to the planes in the presence of an in-plane magnetic field. The variation of the critical current with orientation of the field is inconsistent with a theoretical prediction specific to the PDW model. It appears, instead, that the orientation dependence of the critical-current density might be determined by a minority phase of d-wave superconductivity that is present as a consequence of doped-charge inhomogeneity.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1898615

Report Number(s):: BNL-223701-2022-JAAM

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 17 Vol. 106; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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