Reinvestigation of crystal symmetry and fluctuations in
Abstract
New surprises continue to be revealed about , 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 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 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:
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- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics
- Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics; Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Neutron Scattering Division
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- 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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