Phase diagram of charge order in La1.8-xEu0.2Sr xCuO4 from resonant soft x-ray diffraction

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Contributors

  • Jörg Fink - , Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Victor Soltwisch - , Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy (Author)
  • Jochen Geck - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Enrico Schierle - , Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy (Author)
  • Eugen Weschke - , Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy (Author)
  • Bernd Büchner - , Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)

Abstract

Resonant soft x-ray scattering experiments with photon energies near the O K and the Cu L3 edge on the system La1.8-xEu 0.2SrxCuO4 for 0.1≤x≤0.15 are presented. A phase diagram for stripelike charge ordering is obtained together with information on the structural transition into the low-temperature tetragonal phase. A clear dome for the charge ordering around x=18 is detected well below the structural transition. This result differs substantially from other systems in which static stripes are detected. There the charge order is determined by the structural transition appearing at the same temperature. Furthermore, we present results for the coherence length and the incommensurability of the stripe order as a function of Sr concentration.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number092503
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume83
Issue number9
Publication statusPublished - 14 Mar 2011
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-2438-0672/work/158767788