Temperature-dependent electron-phonon coupling in La$_{2-x}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$ probed by femtosecond X-ray diffraction
B. Mansart, M. J. G. Cottet, G. F. Mancini, T. Jarlborg, S. B. Dugdale, S. L. Johnson, S. O. Mariager, C. J. Milne, P. Beaud, S. Grübel, J. A. Johnson, T. Kubac… 展开作者
B. Mansart, M. J. G. Cottet, G. F. Mancini, T. Jarlborg, S. B. Dugdale, S. L. Johnson, S. O. Mariager, C. J. Milne, P. Beaud, S. Grübel, J. A. Johnson, T. Kubacka, G. Ingold, K. Prsa, H. M. Rønnow, K. Conder, E. Pomjakushina, M. Chergui, F. Carbone
电子-声子耦合参数的强度及其在整个固体相图中的演变通常决定了诸如超导性、电荷和自旋密度波等现象。它的实验测定依赖于区分热激活声子和导带电子发射的声子的能力,这可以通过超快技术以一种优雅的方式实现。将电子从失去平衡的晶格子系统中分离出来,我们通过飞秒X射线衍射在$x$ =0.1和0.21的La $_{2-x}$ Sr $_x$ CuO $_4$单晶中监测瞬态晶格温度来探测它们的再平衡。实验得到的电子-声子耦合的温度依赖性,并显示出类似的趋势是从\textit{ab-initio}计算的形状的费米能量附近的电子态密度的预期。这项研究证明了能带效应在固体,特别是超导体中电子-晶格相互作用中的重要作用。
英文摘要:
The strength of the electron-phonon coupling parameter and its evolution throughout a solid's phase diagram often determines phenomena such as superconductivity, charge- and spin-density waves. Its experimental determination relies on the ability to distinguish thermally activated phonons from those emitted by conduction band electrons, which can be achieved in an elegant way by ultrafast techniques. Separating the electronic from the out-of-equilibrium lattice subsystems, we probed their re-equilibration by monitoring the transient lattice temperature through femtosecond X-ray diffraction in La$_{2-x}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$ single crystals with $x$=0.1 and 0.21. The temperature dependence of the electron-phonon coupling is obtained experimentally and shows similar trends to what is expected from the \textit{ab-initio} calculated shape of the electronic density-of-states near the Fermi energy. This study evidences the important role of band effects in the electron-lattice interaction in solids, in particular in superconductors.
Comment on ''Phase Diagram of La$_{2-x}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$ Probed in the Infrared: Imprints of Charge Stripe Excitations''
最近Lucarelli { \it et al.}已经报道了在宽掺杂范围内La $_{2-x}$ Sr $_x$ CuO $_4$的面内光学反射率的\cite{lucarelli}温度依赖性,集中在30 cm $^{-1}$(对于$x$ =0.12)、250 cm $^{-1}$和510 cm $^{-1}$处的红外峰。他们将第一个峰(30 cm $^{-1}$)解释为电荷条纹有序的特征,而后两个峰(250 cm $^{-1}$和510 cm $^{-1}$)归因于极化电荷激发。然而,细心的读者会注意到,报告的光谱与迄今为止在同一系统上测量的光谱有很大不同。正如我们下面所示,所有这些峰值都是由c轴反射率不受控制地泄漏到测量光谱中引起的。
Cu-spin Correlation in the Electron-overdoped High-Tc Cuprate Thin Films of La_2-x_Ce_x_CuO_4_ Probed by Low-energy Muons
Sophia University(上智大学);PSI Center for Neutron and Muon Sciences(瑞士保罗谢尔研究所中子与μ子科学中心);Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK-IMSS)(高能加速器研究机构材料结构科学研究所)
Electronic Structure and Superconductivity in La$_{1.55}$Sr$_{0.45}$CuO$_4$/La$_2$CuO$_4$ Artificial High-$T_c$ Superlattices Probed by Hard and Soft X-ray Spectroscopy
Temple University(天普大学);Diamond Light Source Ltd.(钻石光源有限公司);Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory(劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室先进光源中心);Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research(马克斯·普朗克固态研究所);Institute of Crystallography, Italian National Research Council, IC-CNR(意大利国家研究委员会晶体学研究所);Rome International Center for Materials Science Superstripes, RICMASS(罗马国际材料科学超条带研究中心)
Effect of pressure on the pseudogap and charge-density-wave phases of the cuprate La$_{1.6-x}$Nd$_{0.4}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$ probed by thermopower measurements
本文报道了在流体静压下对铜氧化物超导体La $_{1.6-x}$ Nd $_{0.4}$ Sr $_x$ CuO $_4$(Nd-LSCO)的热电势测量结果。使用新开发的适用于高压和高场的交流热功率测量技术,我们跟踪了塞贝克系数$S$的压力演化。在环境压力和低温下,最近发现在赝能隙临界掺杂$p^{\star} = 0.23$下,$S/T$在Nd-LSCO中突然增加,这与载流子密度$n$从高于$p^{\star}$的$n = 1 + p$下降到低于$n = p$一致。在2.0 GPa的压力下,我们观察到$S/T$的这种跳跃被抑制。这证实了先前基于电阻率和霍尔效应的压力研究,该研究发现了$dp^{\star}/dP \simeq - 0.01$空穴/GPa,从而加强了这种效应是由van Hove点的压力诱导位移驱动的解释。这意味着赝能隙只存在于费米面是类孔的情况下,这对赝能隙相的理论提出了很强的限制。我们还报告的热电势测量Nd-LSCO和La $_{1.8-x}$ Eu $_{0.2}$ Sr $_x$ CuO $_4$在电荷密度波相位附近的$p \sim 1/8$,这表明该阶段的压力下减弱。
Charge density waves in YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{6.67}$ probed by resonant x-ray scattering under uniaxial compression
我们报告了一个全面的Cu L $_3$ -边缘共振X射线散射研究的二维和三维(2D和3D)非公度电荷相关性的单晶欠掺杂高温超导体YBa $_2$ Cu $_3$ O $_{6.67}$单轴压缩到1%下沿两个不等价的Cu-O-Cu键方向(a和b)在CuO $_2$平面。二维电荷相关性的压力响应是对称的:沿a的压力增强沿b的相关性,反之亦然。我们的结果意味着潜在的序参量是单轴的。相比之下,3D长程电荷顺序仅沿b观察到,以响应沿a的压缩。光谱共振X射线散射测量结果表明,三维电荷顺序只驻留在CuO $_2$平面,因此可能是通用的铜酸盐。我们讨论了这些结果的影响模型的电子向列性和电荷秩序和超导电性之间的相互作用。
Charge Order Lock-in by Electron-Phonon Coupling in La$_{1.675}$Eu$_{0.2}$Sr$_{0.125}$CuO$_4$
本文报道了条形有序铜氧化物La $_{1.675}$ Eu $_{0.2}$ Sr $_{0.125}$ CuO $_4$的面内键伸缩声子模的高分辨共振非弹性X射线散射(RIXS)研究.声子软化和寿命缩短被发现周围的电荷有序波矢量。除了这些自能效应,电子-声子耦合探测其比例的RIXS截面。我们发现,在冷却到低温四元结构相时,电荷条纹有序波矢周围的电子-声子耦合增强。这些结果表明,除了电子关联,电子-声子耦合显着的铜酸盐的长程电荷条纹秩序的出现。