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Magnetic-field-induced spin excitations and renormalized spin gap of the underdoped La1.895Sr0.105CuO4 superconductor

Chang, J; Schnyder, AP; Gilardi, R; Ronnow, HM; Pailhes, S; Christensen, NB; Niedermayer, C; ... Mesot, J; + view all (2007) Magnetic-field-induced spin excitations and renormalized spin gap of the underdoped La1.895Sr0.105CuO4 superconductor. PHYS REV LETT , 98 (7) , Article 077004. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.077004. Green open access

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Abstract

High-resolution neutron inelastic scattering experiments in applied magnetic fields have been performed on La1.895Sr0.105CuO4 (LSCO). In zero field, the temperature dependence of the low-energy peak intensity at the incommensurate momentum transfer Q(IC)=(0.5,0.5 +/-delta,0),(0.5 +/-delta,0.5,0) exhibits an anomaly at the superconducting T-c which broadens and shifts to lower temperature upon the application of a magnetic field along the c axis. A field-induced enhancement of the spectral weight is observed, but only at finite energy transfers and in an intermediate temperature range. These observations establish the opening of a strongly downward renormalized spin gap in the underdoped regime of LSCO. This behavior contrasts with the observed doping dependence of most electronic energy features.

Type: Article
Title: Magnetic-field-induced spin excitations and renormalized spin gap of the underdoped La1.895Sr0.105CuO4 superconductor
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.077004
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.077004
Language: English
Additional information: © 2007 The American Physical Society
Keywords: HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR, DOPING DEPENDENCE, LA2-XSRXCUO4, FLUCTUATIONS, DYNAMICS, COHERENCE, SPECTRUM, STATE
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > London Centre for Nanotechnology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/60036
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