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Extended Van Hove singularity in a noncuprate layered superconductor Sr{sub 2}RuO{sub 4}

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-77 (Japan)
Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy was performed on a ruthenate superconductor Sr{sub 2}RuO{sub 4} ({ital T}{sub {ital c}}{approximately}1 K) which has the same crystal structure as La{sub 2}CuO{sub 4}, but with RuO{sub 2} layers replacing CuO{sub 2} layers. Sr{sub 2}RuO{sub 4}shows an {ital extended} Van Hove singularity (VHS) at 20{plus_minus}2 meV below {ital E}{sub {ital F}} just like the cuprates, regardless of the character of the electronic states at {ital E}{sub {ital F}}. This suggests that the {ital extended} VHS is a general feature of a two-dimensional correlated {ital d}-electron metal. The observed Fermi surface is in contrast to local-density-approximation calculations. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}
OSTI ID:
284516
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 76; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English