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Theoretical study of the spin and charge dynamics of two-leg ladders as probed by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering
Abstract
Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) has become an important tool for studying elementary excitations in correlated materials. Here, we present a systematic theoretical investigation of the Cu L-edge RIXS spectra of undoped and doped cuprate two-leg spin-ladders in both the non-spin-conserving (NSC) and spin-conserving (SC) channels. The spectra are rich and host many exotic excitations. In the NSC channel of the undoped case, we identify one-triplon and bound triplet two-triplon excitations in the strong rung coupling limit, as well as confined spinons in the weak rung coupling limit. In the doped case, we observe a quasiparticle excitation formed from a bound charge and spin-1/2 in the strong rung coupling limit. In the SC channel, we also identify several new features, including bound singlet two-triplon excitations and confined spinons in the undoped ladders in the strong and weak rung coupling limits, respectively. Conversely, in the doped case, the SC channel primarily probes both gapless and gapped charge excitations. Finally, we revisit the available data for the ladder compound Sr 14Cu 24O 41 in the context of our results.
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- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Canada)
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1546513
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- OSTI ID: 1513312
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review B
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 99; Journal Issue: 20; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
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Kumar, Umesh, Nocera, Alberto, Dagotto, Elbio R., and Johnston, Steven S. Theoretical study of the spin and charge dynamics of two-leg ladders as probed by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.99.205130.
Kumar, Umesh, Nocera, Alberto, Dagotto, Elbio R., & Johnston, Steven S. Theoretical study of the spin and charge dynamics of two-leg ladders as probed by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering. United States. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.99.205130.
Kumar, Umesh, Nocera, Alberto, Dagotto, Elbio R., and Johnston, Steven S. Fri .
"Theoretical study of the spin and charge dynamics of two-leg ladders as probed by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering". United States. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.99.205130.
@article{osti_1546513,
title = {Theoretical study of the spin and charge dynamics of two-leg ladders as probed by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering},
author = {Kumar, Umesh and Nocera, Alberto and Dagotto, Elbio R. and Johnston, Steven S.},
abstractNote = {Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) has become an important tool for studying elementary excitations in correlated materials. Here, we present a systematic theoretical investigation of the Cu L-edge RIXS spectra of undoped and doped cuprate two-leg spin-ladders in both the non-spin-conserving (NSC) and spin-conserving (SC) channels. The spectra are rich and host many exotic excitations. In the NSC channel of the undoped case, we identify one-triplon and bound triplet two-triplon excitations in the strong rung coupling limit, as well as confined spinons in the weak rung coupling limit. In the doped case, we observe a quasiparticle excitation formed from a bound charge and spin-1/2 in the strong rung coupling limit. In the SC channel, we also identify several new features, including bound singlet two-triplon excitations and confined spinons in the undoped ladders in the strong and weak rung coupling limits, respectively. Conversely, in the doped case, the SC channel primarily probes both gapless and gapped charge excitations. Finally, we revisit the available data for the ladder compound Sr14Cu24O41 in the context of our results.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.99.205130},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 20,
volume = 99,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {5}
}
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