Quantum Melting of the Hole Crystal in the Spin Ladder of Sr14-xCaxCu24O41

Rusydi, A; Abbamonte, P; Eisaki, H; Fujimaki, Y; Blumberg, G; Uchida, S; Sawatzky, G

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.016403

Title: Quantum Melting of the Hole Crystal in the Spin Ladder of Sr14-xCaxCu24O41

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2006 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.016403· OSTI ID:914386

Rusydi, A; Abbamonte, P; Eisaki, H; Fujimaki, Y; Blumberg, G; Uchida, S; Sawatzky, G

We have used resonant soft x-ray scattering to study the effects of discommensuration on the hole Wigner crystal (HC) in the spin ladder Sr{sub 14-x}Ca{sub x}Cu{sub 24}O{sub 41} (SCCO). As the hole density is varied the HC forms only with the commensurate wave vectors LL=1/5 and LL=1/3; for incommensurate values it 'melts.' A simple scaling between LL and temperature is observed, {tau}1/3/{tau}1/5=5/3, indicating an inverse relationship between the interaction strength and wavelength. Our results suggest that SCCO contains hole pairs that are crystallized through an interplay between lattice commensuration and Coulomb repulsion, reminiscent of the 'pair density wave' scenario.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source

Sponsoring Organization:: Doe - Office Of Science

DOE Contract Number:: DE-AC02-98CH10886

OSTI ID:: 914386

Report Number(s):: BNL-78954-2007-JA; PRLTAO; TRN: US200809%%48

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 97; ISSN 0031-9007

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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