Muon-spin-relaxation (muSR) measurements have been performed for the partially Zn-substituted electron-doped high-T_c_ superconductor Pr_0.86_LaCe_0.14_Cu_1-y_Zn_y_O_4+alpha-delta_ with y=0-0.05 and the reduced oxygen content delta=0-0.09, in order to investigate nonmagnetic Zn-impurity effects on the Cu-spin dynamics. For all the measured samples with delta=0.01-0.09, it has been found that a fast depolarization of muon spins is observed below 100 K due to the effect of Pr^3+^ moments and that the muSR time spectrum in the long-time region above 5 mu-sec increases with decreasing temperature at low temperatures below 30 K possibly due to slowing down of the Cu-spin fluctuations assisted by Pr^3+^ moments. No Zn-induced slowing down of the Cu-spin fluctuations has been observed for moderately oxygen-reduced samples with delta=0.04-0.09, which is very different from the muSR results of La_2-x_Sr_x_Cu_1-y_Zn_y_O_4_. The possible reason may be that there are no dynamical stripe correlations of spins and electrons in the electron-doped high-T_c_ cuprates or that the effect of Pr^3+^ moments on the muSR spectra is stronger than that of a small amount of Zn impurities.
Nonmonotonic $d_{x^2-y^2}$ superconducting gap in electron-doped Pr$_{0.89}$LaCe$_{0.11}$CuO$_4$: Evidence of coexisting antiferromagnetism and superconductivity?
Second magnetization peak (SMP) in hole-doped cuprates and iron pnictide superconductors has been widely explored. However, similar feature in the family of electron-doped cuprates is not common. Here, we report the vortex dynamics study in the single crystal of an electron-doped cuprate Pr$_{0.87}$LaCe$_{0.13}$CuO$_4$ superconductor using dc magnetization measurements. A SMP feature in the isothermal $M(H)$ was observed for $H$$\parallel$$ab$-planes. On the other hand, no such feature was observed for $H$$\parallel$$c$-axis in the crystal. Using magnetic relaxation data, a detailed analysis o…
Nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate and nonmagnetic pair-breaking effect in electron-doped Pr_{0.91}LaCe_{0.09}CuO_{4-y}: Signature of highly anisotropic s-wave gap
In order to investigate the low-energy antiferromagnetic Cu-spin correlation and its relation to the superconductivity, we have performed muon spin relaxation (muSR) measurements using single crystals of the electron-doped high-Tc cuprate Pr_1-x_LaCe_x_CuO_4_ in the overdoped regime. The muSR spectra have revealed that the Cu-spin correlation is developed in the overdoped samples where the superconductivity appears. The development of the Cu-spin correlation weakens with increasing x and is negligibly small in the heavily overdoped sample where the superconductivity almost disappears. Consider…
No anomalous spin fluctuation in optimally doped and overdoped iron-based oxypnictide superconductors LaFeAsO$_{1-x}$F$_x$ probed by muon spin relaxation
在最佳掺杂和过掺杂超导体LaFeAsO $_{1-x}$ F $_x$中进行了零场和纵向场μ子自旋弛豫测量,以研究在较宽的温度和纵向场范围内的磁涨落.在μ子的时间窗(10 $^{-5}\sim$ 10 $^{-9}$ s)内,我们没有观察到磁涨落随温度变化的迹象.考虑到目前的结果和其他结果,即,通过中子散射观察到的自旋涨落、核磁共振和光电子能谱观察到的类赝能隙行为,表明不仅自旋涨落,而且费米表面具有几种不同轨道贡献的多带特征可能在LaFeAsO $_{1-x}$ F $_x$的超导配对机制中发挥重要作用。
Single-site and cluster dynamical mean-field methods are used to estimate the response of a doped Mott insulator to a charged impurity. The effect of correlations on the Thomas-Fermi screening properties is determined. The charge density, the on-site and near-neighbor spin-spin correlations in the vicinity of the impurity are compared to those far from it. The theory is used to address the question of the effect of the density perturbation induced by the muon charge on the local response functions of a high-temperature superconductor. For reasonable values of the background dielectric constant…
Superfluid Density and Field-Induced Magnetism in Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2 and Sr(Fe1-xCox)2As2 Measured with Muon Spin Relaxation
本文报道了Ba(Fe $_{1-x}$ Co $_x$)$_2$ As $_2$和Sr(Fe $_{1-x}$ Co $_x$)$_2$ As $_2$的μ子自旋转动($μ$ SR)测量结果。从磁场穿透深度$λ$的测量,我们发现,对于最佳和过掺杂的样品,$1/λ(T\to 0)^2$单调变化的超导转变温度T $_{\rm C}$。在超导状态下,我们观察到μ子进动信号的正向位移,这可能表明所施加的场会诱导内部磁场。的诱导场的大小随着掺杂的增加而减小,但存在于所有的Co浓度研究。
The Pr-rich end of the alloy series Pr$_{1-x}$Nd$_x$Os$_4$Sb$_{12}$ has been studied using muon spin rotation and relaxation. The end compound PrOs$_4$Sb$_{12}$ is an unconventional heavy-fermion superconductor, which exhibits a spontaneous magnetic field in the superconducting phase associated with broken time-reversal symmetry. No spontaneous field is observed in the Nd-doped alloys for x $>$ 0.05. The superfluid density is insensitive to Nd concentration, and no Nd$^{3+}$ static magnetism is found down to the lowest temperatures of measurement. Together with the slow suppression of the supe…
Effects of Zn and Ni substitution on the Cu-spin dynamics and superconductivity in La_2-x_Sr_x_Cu_1-y_(Zn,Ni)_y_O_4_ with x=0.15-0.20 studied by the muon spin relaxation and magnetic susceptibility
Zero-field superfluid density in d-wave superconductor evaluated from the results of muon-spin-rotation experiments in the mixed state
本文报道了用μ子自旋旋转(\muSR)方法测量最佳掺杂铜酸盐超导体(BiPb)_2(SrLa)_2CuO_6+δ(OP Bi 2201)的面内磁穿透λ_{ab}。我们发现,在非常规的$d-$波超导体(如OP Bi 2201)中,在各种磁场中进行的\muSR实验允许评估零场磁穿透深度λ_0,其与零场超流密度ρ_s \propto λ_0^-2有关。
Muon-spin-relaxation and magnetic-susceptibility studies of effects of the magnetic impurity Ni on the Cu-spin dynamics and superconductivity in La_2-x_Sr_x_Cu_1-y_Ni_y_O_4_ with x = 0.13
Pressure tuning of structure, superconductivity and novel magnetic order in the Ce-underdoped electron-doped cuprate T'-Pr_1.3-xLa_0.7Ce_xCuO_4 (x = 0.1)
Evidence for competition between the superconducting and the pseudogap state in (BiPb)_2(SrLa)_2CuO_{6+δ} from muon-spin rotation experiments
用μ子自旋转动方法研究了最佳掺杂的(BiPb)2(SrLa)2 CuO_{6+δ}(OP Bi 2201)的面内磁穿透深度λ ab。λ_{ab}^{-2}(T)的测量结果与费米面周围的d波序参量和均匀准粒子权重的简单模型不一致。假设在ARPES实验[Phys. Rev. Lett { \bf 98},267004(2007)]中获得的角隙对称性,数据被很好地描述,其中表明OP Bi 2201中的超导能隙仅存在于节点附近的费米表面的片段中。我们发现,费米面的其余部分,这是强烈的赝能隙状态的影响,不显着贡献的超导冷凝。我们的数据提供的证据表明,高温超导和赝能隙行为的铜酸盐是竞争现象。