Dispersive spin excitations in highly overdoped cuprates revealed by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering
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Abstract
Using resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) at the Cu L-absorption edge, we have observed intense, dispersive spin excitations in highly overdoped Tl2Ba2CuO6+delta (superconducting T-c = 6 K), a model compound whose normal-state charge transport and thermodynamic properties have been shown to exhibit canonical Fermi-liquid behavior. Complementary RIXS experiments on slightly overdoped Tl2Ba2CuO6+delta (T-c = 89 K) and on Y1-xCaxBa2Cu3O6+delta compounds spanning a wide range of doping levels indicate that these excitations exhibit energies and energy-integrated spectral weights closely similar to those of antiferromagnetic magnons in undoped cuprates, indicating the persistence of substantial antiferromagnetic spin correlations over a wide doping range. The surprising coexistence of such correlations with Fermi-liquid-like charge excitations in highly overdoped cuprates poses a challenge to current theoretical models of correlated-electron metals.
Details
Original language | English |
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Article number | 020501 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Physical review. B |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jul 2013 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Externally published | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 84880784739 |
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Keywords
Keywords
- HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR, T-C SUPERCONDUCTOR, FERMI-SURFACE, TL2BA2CUO6+DELTA, TRANSITION, STATE