Pervasive electronic nematicity in a cuprate superconductor

Wu, J.; Bollinger, A. T.; He, X.; Bozovic, I.

doi:10.1016/j.physc.2018.02.056

Title: Pervasive electronic nematicity in a cuprate superconductor

Abstract

Here, we describe an extensive experimental study of La_2-xSr_xCuO₄ films synthesized by molecular beam epitaxy and investigated by angle-resolved measurements of transverse resistivity (without applied magnetic field). The data show that an unusual metallic state, in which the rotational symmetry of the electron fluid is spontaneously broken, occurs in a large temperature and doping region. The superconducting state always emerges out of this nematic metal state.

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^[1]; Bollinger, A. T. ^[1]; He, X. ^[2];

^[2]

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States). Applied Physics Dept.

Publication Date:: Wed Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 2018

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1430865

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1548622

Report Number(s):: BNL-203408-2018-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 0921-4534; TRN: US1802508

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; GBMF4410

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physica. C, Superconductivity

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 549; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0921-4534

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; high-temperature superconductivity; cuprates; molecular beam epitaxy; superfluid density; electronic nematicity

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                    Wu, J., Bollinger, A. T., He, X., and Bozovic, I. Pervasive electronic nematicity in a cuprate superconductor.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
Web.  doi:10.1016/j.physc.2018.02.056.

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                    Wu, J., Bollinger, A. T., He, X., & Bozovic, I. Pervasive electronic nematicity in a cuprate superconductor.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2018.02.056

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                    Wu, J., Bollinger, A. T., He, X., and Bozovic, I. Wed .  
"Pervasive electronic nematicity in a cuprate superconductor".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2018.02.056.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1430865.

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@article{osti_1430865,

  title        = {Pervasive electronic nematicity in a cuprate superconductor},

  author       = {Wu, J. and Bollinger, A. T. and He, X. and Bozovic, I.},

  abstractNote = {Here, we describe an extensive experimental study of La2-xSrxCuO4 films synthesized by molecular beam epitaxy and investigated by angle-resolved measurements of transverse resistivity (without applied magnetic field). The data show that an unusual metallic state, in which the rotational symmetry of the electron fluid is spontaneously broken, occurs in a large temperature and doping region. The superconducting state always emerges out of this nematic metal state.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.physc.2018.02.056},

  journal      = {Physica. C, Superconductivity},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 549,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 2018},

  month        = {Wed Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 2018}

}

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Figure 1: Figure 1: a, The ‘sunbeam’ lithography pattern. It contains 36 Hall bars and the angle between two successive bars is 10°. b, A schematic drawing of a single Hall bar. The blue strip represents the portion of copper oxide film (‘Hall bar’) that remains after etching; yellow shapesmore »

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