Rare Earth Ion Effects on the Pseudo-Gap in Electron-Doped Superconductors And Possible Nodeless D-Wave Gap
We report angle resolved photoemission (ARPES) studies on electron-doped cuprate superconductor Sm{sub 2-x}Ce{sub x}CuO{sub 4} (x = 0.14 and 0.18). A wide energy range scan shows clear 'waterfall' effect at an energy scale close to 500 meV which is consistent with the value found in Nd{sub 2-x}Ce{sub x}CuO{sub 4} (NCCO) but larger than that from hole-doped superconductors. High resolution results from both dopings show pseudo-gap effects that were observed in NCCO. However, the effects are found to be stronger than that observed in optimally doped NCCO. The overall electronic structure is well understood within a simple model in which a {radical}2 x {radical}2 static order is assumed. Both ARPES and optical measurements give the coupling strengths to the Q = ({pi}/2,{pi}/2) (due to the {radical}2 x {radical}2 order) to be about 0.1 eV, compatible with each other. The effect is strong enough to push the band near the nodal region below the Fermi energy, resulting in possible nodeless d-wave superconductivity where zero energy quasi-particle excitation is inhibited.
- Research Organization:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 953039
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-REPRINT-2009-245; JPCSAW; TRN: US200914%%177
- Journal Information:
- J. Phys. Chem. Solids 69:2939,2008, Vol. 69, Issue 12; ISSN 0022-3697
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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