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Title: Reinvestigation of crystal symmetry and fluctuations in La 2 CuO 4

Abstract

New surprises continue to be revealed about La 2 CuO 4 , the parent compound of the original cuprate superconductor. In this study we present neutron scattering evidence that the structural symmetry is lower than commonly assumed. The static distortion results in anisotropic Cu-O bonds within the CuO 2 planes; such anisotropy is relevant to pinning charge stripes in hole-doped samples. Associated with the extra structural modulation is a soft phonon mode. If this phonon were to soften completely, the resulting change in CuO 6 octahedral tilts would lead to weak ferromagnetism. Hence, we suggest that this mode may be the “chiral” phonon inferred from recent studies of the thermal Hall effect. We also note the absence of interaction between the antiferromagnetic spin waves and low-energy optical phonons, in contrast to what is observed in hole-doped samples.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [4];  [2];  [3];  [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics
  2. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics; Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
  4. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Neutron Scattering Division
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1807943
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1818650; OSTI ID: 1842478
Report Number(s):
BNL-221799-2021-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950; TRN: US2212864
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704; SC0006939; AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review B
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 104; Journal Issue: 1; 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; crystal structure; lattice dynamics; phonons; antiferromagnets; charge-transfer insulators; single crystal materials; time-of-flight neutron spectroscopy; Crystalline systems

Citation Formats

Sapkota, Aashish, Sterling, T. C., Lozano, P. M., Li, Yangmu, Cao, Huibo, Garlea, Vasile O., Reznik, D., Li, Qiang, Zaliznyak, I. A., Gu, G. D., and Tranquada, J. M. Reinvestigation of crystal symmetry and fluctuations in La2CuO4. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1103/physrevb.104.014304.
Sapkota, Aashish, Sterling, T. C., Lozano, P. M., Li, Yangmu, Cao, Huibo, Garlea, Vasile O., Reznik, D., Li, Qiang, Zaliznyak, I. A., Gu, G. D., & Tranquada, J. M. Reinvestigation of crystal symmetry and fluctuations in La2CuO4. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.104.014304
Sapkota, Aashish, Sterling, T. C., Lozano, P. M., Li, Yangmu, Cao, Huibo, Garlea, Vasile O., Reznik, D., Li, Qiang, Zaliznyak, I. A., Gu, G. D., and Tranquada, J. M. Wed . "Reinvestigation of crystal symmetry and fluctuations in La2CuO4". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.104.014304. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1807943.
@article{osti_1807943,
title = {Reinvestigation of crystal symmetry and fluctuations in La2CuO4},
author = {Sapkota, Aashish and Sterling, T. C. and Lozano, P. M. and Li, Yangmu and Cao, Huibo and Garlea, Vasile O. and Reznik, D. and Li, Qiang and Zaliznyak, I. A. and Gu, G. D. and Tranquada, J. M.},
abstractNote = {New surprises continue to be revealed about La2CuO4, the parent compound of the original cuprate superconductor. In this study we present neutron scattering evidence that the structural symmetry is lower than commonly assumed. The static distortion results in anisotropic Cu-O bonds within the CuO2 planes; such anisotropy is relevant to pinning charge stripes in hole-doped samples. Associated with the extra structural modulation is a soft phonon mode. If this phonon were to soften completely, the resulting change in CuO6 octahedral tilts would lead to weak ferromagnetism. Hence, we suggest that this mode may be the “chiral” phonon inferred from recent studies of the thermal Hall effect. We also note the absence of interaction between the antiferromagnetic spin waves and low-energy optical phonons, in contrast to what is observed in hole-doped samples.},
doi = {10.1103/physrevb.104.014304},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 1,
volume = 104,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Wed Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}

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