Destroying Coherence in High-Temperature Superconductors with Current Flow
Abstract
Here, the loss of single-particle coherence going from the superconducting state to the normal state in underdoped cuprates is a dramatic effect that has yet to be understood. Here, we address this issue by performing angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy measurements in the presence of a transport current. We find that the loss of coherence is associated with the development of an onset in the resistance, in that well before the midpoint of the transition is reached, the sharp peaks in the angle resolved photoemission spectra are completely suppressed. Since the resistance onset is a signature of phase fluctuations, this implies that the loss of single-particle coherence is connected with the loss of long-range phase coherence.
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- Research Org.:
- Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1324379
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1337679; OSTI ID: 1352643
- Report Number(s):
- IS-J-9043
Journal ID: ISSN 2160-3308; PRXHAE; 031040
- Grant/Contract Number:
- DMR-1410364; DMR-0537588; AC02-07CH11358; AC02-06CH11357
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- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. X
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Physical Review. X Journal Volume: 6 Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 2160-3308
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
Citation Formats
Kaminski, A., Rosenkranz, S., Norman, M. R., Randeria, M., Li, Z. Z., Raffy, H., and Campuzano, J. C. Destroying Coherence in High-Temperature Superconductors with Current Flow. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevX.6.031040.
Kaminski, A., Rosenkranz, S., Norman, M. R., Randeria, M., Li, Z. Z., Raffy, H., & Campuzano, J. C. Destroying Coherence in High-Temperature Superconductors with Current Flow. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.6.031040
Kaminski, A., Rosenkranz, S., Norman, M. R., Randeria, M., Li, Z. Z., Raffy, H., and Campuzano, J. C. Tue .
"Destroying Coherence in High-Temperature Superconductors with Current Flow". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.6.031040.
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title = {Destroying Coherence in High-Temperature Superconductors with Current Flow},
author = {Kaminski, A. and Rosenkranz, S. and Norman, M. R. and Randeria, M. and Li, Z. Z. and Raffy, H. and Campuzano, J. C.},
abstractNote = {Here, the loss of single-particle coherence going from the superconducting state to the normal state in underdoped cuprates is a dramatic effect that has yet to be understood. Here, we address this issue by performing angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy measurements in the presence of a transport current. We find that the loss of coherence is associated with the development of an onset in the resistance, in that well before the midpoint of the transition is reached, the sharp peaks in the angle resolved photoemission spectra are completely suppressed. Since the resistance onset is a signature of phase fluctuations, this implies that the loss of single-particle coherence is connected with the loss of long-range phase coherence.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevX.6.031040},
journal = {Physical Review. X},
number = 3,
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.6.031040
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