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Hidden magnetic excitation in the pseudogap phase of a high-Tc superconductor
Abstract : The elucidation of the pseudogap phenomenon of the high-transition-temperature (high-Tc) copper oxides--a set of anomalous physical properties below the characteristic temperature T* and above Tc--has been a major challenge in condensed matter physics for the past two decades. Following initial indications of broken time-reversal symmetry in photoemission experiments, recent polarized neutron diffraction work demonstrated the universal existence of an unusual magnetic order below T* . These findings have the profound implication that the pseudogap regime constitutes a genuine new phase of matter rather than a mere crossover phenomenon. They are furthermore consistent with a particular type of order involving circulating orbital currents, and with the notion that the phase diagram is controlled by a quantum critical point. Here we report inelastic neutron scattering results for HgBa2CuO4+δ that reveal a fundamental collective magnetic mode associated with the unusual order, and which further support this picture. The mode's intensity rises below the same temperature T* and its dispersion is weak, as expected for an Ising-like order parameter. Its energy of 52-56 meV renders it a new candidate for the hitherto unexplained ubiquitous electron-boson coupling features observed in spectroscopic studies
https://hal-cea.archives-ouvertes.fr/cea-00904213
Contributor : Bruno Savelli <>
Submitted on : Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 9:50:13 AM
Last modification on : Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 9:02:02 PM
Contributor : Bruno Savelli <>
Submitted on : Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 9:50:13 AM
Last modification on : Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 9:02:02 PM
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