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Title: Neutron-scattering evidence for a periodically modulated superconducting phase in the underdoped cuprate La1.905Ba0.095CuO4

Abstract

The role of antiferromagnetic spin correlations in high-temperature superconductors remains a matter of debate. We present inelastic neutron-scattering evidence that gapless spin fluctuations coexist with superconductivity in La1.905Ba0.095CuO4. Furthermore, we observe that both the low-energy magnetic spectral weight and the spin incommensurability are enhanced with the onset of superconducting correlations. We propose that the coexistence occurs through intertwining of spatial modulations of the pair wave function and the antiferromagnetic correlations. This proposal is also directly relevant to sufficiently underdoped La2-xSrxCuO4 and YBa2Cu3O6+x.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Mater Physics and Materials Science Dept.
  2. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States). Center for Neutron Research.
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical and Engineering Materials Div.
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1169022
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1180410; OSTI ID: 1182487
Report Number(s):
BNL-106249-2014-JA; BNL-106249-2014-JAAM; BNL-107341-2015-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO; R&D Project: PO010; KC0201060
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-98CH10886; DMR-0944772; SC00112704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 113; Journal Issue: 17; 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

Xu, Zhijun, Stock, C., Chi, Songxue, Kolesnikov, A. I., Xu, Guangyong I., Gu, Genda, and Tranquada, J. M. Neutron-scattering evidence for a periodically modulated superconducting phase in the underdoped cuprate La1.905Ba0.095CuO4. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.177002.
Xu, Zhijun, Stock, C., Chi, Songxue, Kolesnikov, A. I., Xu, Guangyong I., Gu, Genda, & Tranquada, J. M. Neutron-scattering evidence for a periodically modulated superconducting phase in the underdoped cuprate La1.905Ba0.095CuO4. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.177002
Xu, Zhijun, Stock, C., Chi, Songxue, Kolesnikov, A. I., Xu, Guangyong I., Gu, Genda, and Tranquada, J. M. Wed . "Neutron-scattering evidence for a periodically modulated superconducting phase in the underdoped cuprate La1.905Ba0.095CuO4". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.177002. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1169022.
@article{osti_1169022,
title = {Neutron-scattering evidence for a periodically modulated superconducting phase in the underdoped cuprate La1.905Ba0.095CuO4},
author = {Xu, Zhijun and Stock, C. and Chi, Songxue and Kolesnikov, A. I. and Xu, Guangyong I. and Gu, Genda and Tranquada, J. M.},
abstractNote = {The role of antiferromagnetic spin correlations in high-temperature superconductors remains a matter of debate. We present inelastic neutron-scattering evidence that gapless spin fluctuations coexist with superconductivity in La1.905Ba0.095CuO4. Furthermore, we observe that both the low-energy magnetic spectral weight and the spin incommensurability are enhanced with the onset of superconducting correlations. We propose that the coexistence occurs through intertwining of spatial modulations of the pair wave function and the antiferromagnetic correlations. This proposal is also directly relevant to sufficiently underdoped La2-xSrxCuO4 and YBa2Cu3O6+x.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.177002},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 17,
volume = 113,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

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