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Title: Complementary Response of Static Spin-Stripe Order and Superconductivity to Nonmagnetic Impurities in Cuprates

Abstract

Here, we report muon-spin rotation and neutron-scattering experiments on nonmagnetic Zn impurity effects on the static spin-stripe order and superconductivity of the La214 cuprates. Remarkably, it was found that, for samples with hole doping x≈1/8, the spin-stripe ordering temperature Tso decreases linearly with Zn doping y and disappears at y≈4%, demonstrating a high sensitivity of static spin-stripe order to impurities within a CuO2 plane. Moreover, Tso is suppressed by Zn in the same manner as the superconducting transition temperature Tc for samples near optimal hole doping. This surprisingly similar sensitivity suggests that the spin-stripe order is dependent on intertwining with superconducting correlations.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [4];  [5];  [6];  [7];  [8]
  1. Paul Scherrer Inst., Villigen (Switzerland). Lab. for Muon Spin Spectroscopy; Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Physics
  2. Paul Scherrer Inst., Villigen (Switzerland). Lab. for Neutron Scattering and Imaging
  3. Paul Scherrer Inst., Villigen (Switzerland). Lab. for Muon Spin Spectroscopy
  4. Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland). Lab. for scientific developments and novel materials
  5. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Physics
  6. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Division
  7. Univ. of Zurich (Switzerland). Physics Inst.
  8. Tbilisi State Univ., Tbilisi (Georgia). Dept. of Physics; Tbilisi State Univ., Tbilisi (Georgia). Andronikashvili Inst. of Physics
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1376189
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1375835
Report Number(s):
BNL-114177-2017-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO; R&D Project: PO010; KC0201060
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704; 200021-149486; SCOPES IZ74Z0-160484
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 119; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats

Guguchia, Z., Roessli, B., Khasanov, R., Amato, A., Pomjakushina, E., Conder, K., Uemura, Y. J., Tranquada, J. M., Keller, H., and Shengelaya, A. Complementary Response of Static Spin-Stripe Order and Superconductivity to Nonmagnetic Impurities in Cuprates. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.087002.
Guguchia, Z., Roessli, B., Khasanov, R., Amato, A., Pomjakushina, E., Conder, K., Uemura, Y. J., Tranquada, J. M., Keller, H., & Shengelaya, A. Complementary Response of Static Spin-Stripe Order and Superconductivity to Nonmagnetic Impurities in Cuprates. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.087002
Guguchia, Z., Roessli, B., Khasanov, R., Amato, A., Pomjakushina, E., Conder, K., Uemura, Y. J., Tranquada, J. M., Keller, H., and Shengelaya, A. Tue . "Complementary Response of Static Spin-Stripe Order and Superconductivity to Nonmagnetic Impurities in Cuprates". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.087002. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1376189.
@article{osti_1376189,
title = {Complementary Response of Static Spin-Stripe Order and Superconductivity to Nonmagnetic Impurities in Cuprates},
author = {Guguchia, Z. and Roessli, B. and Khasanov, R. and Amato, A. and Pomjakushina, E. and Conder, K. and Uemura, Y. J. and Tranquada, J. M. and Keller, H. and Shengelaya, A.},
abstractNote = {Here, we report muon-spin rotation and neutron-scattering experiments on nonmagnetic Zn impurity effects on the static spin-stripe order and superconductivity of the La214 cuprates. Remarkably, it was found that, for samples with hole doping x≈1/8, the spin-stripe ordering temperature Tso decreases linearly with Zn doping y and disappears at y≈4%, demonstrating a high sensitivity of static spin-stripe order to impurities within a CuO2 plane. Moreover, Tso is suppressed by Zn in the same manner as the superconducting transition temperature Tc for samples near optimal hole doping. This surprisingly similar sensitivity suggests that the spin-stripe order is dependent on intertwining with superconducting correlations.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.087002},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 8,
volume = 119,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Tue Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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