The high critical temperature superconductor Lanthanum Barium Copper Oxide (La2-xBaxCuO4 or LBCO) exhibits a strong anomaly in critical temperature at 1/8th doping, nematicity, and other interesting properties. We report here Scanning Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) imaging of the magnetic fields and susceptibility in a number of thin film LBCO samples with doping in the vicinity of the 1/8th anomaly. Spatially resolved measurements of the critical temperatures of these samples do not show a pronounced depression at 1/8th doping. They do, however, exhibit strong, nearly linear modulations of the susceptibility ("straie") of multiple samples with surprisingly long periods of 1-4 microns. Counterintuitively, vortices trap in positions of largest diamagnetic susceptibility in these striae. Given the rich interplay of different orders in this material system and its known sensitivity to epitaxial strain, we propose phase separation as a possible origin of these features and discuss scenarios in which that might arise.
Neutron Scattering Evidence for a Periodically-Modulated Superconducting Phase in the Underdoped Cuprate La$_{1.905}$Ba$_{0.095}$CuO$_4$
反铁磁自旋关联在高温超导体中的作用仍然是一个有争议的问题。我们提出的非弹性中子散射证据表明，在La $_{1.905}$ Ba $_{0.095}$ CuO $_4$中，无带隙自旋涨落与超导电性共存。此外，我们还观察到超导关联的出现增强了低能磁谱权重和自旋不变性。我们认为这种共存是通过对波函数的空间调制和反铁磁关联的相互作用而发生的。该提议也与充分欠掺杂的La $_{2-x}$ Sr $_x$ CuO $_4$和YBa $_2$ Cu $_3$ O $_{6+x}$直接相关。
Photoexcitations on a superconductor using ultrafast nir-infrared (NIR) pulses, whose energy is much higher than the superconducting energy gap, are expected to suppress/destroy superconductivity by breaking Cooper pairs and excite quasiparticles from occupied state to unoccupied state far above the Fermi level. This appears to be true only for small pumping fluence. Here we show that the intense NIR pumping has different effect. We perform an intense NIR pump, c-axis terahertz probe measurement on an electron-doped cuprate superconductor Pr$_{0.88}$LaCe$_{0.12}$CuO$_4$ with T$_c$=22 K. The me…
The magnitude of the powder spin susceptibility of an optimally doped superconductor HgBa$_2$CuO$_{4+δ}$ (Hg1201) in the normal state is found to be nearly the same as that of La$_{2-x}$Sr$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$ near the optimally doped level. The Stoner enhancement factor of Hg1201 is larger than that of La$_{2-x}$Sr$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$. The magnitude correlation of the Stoner enhancement factor is inconsistent with the effect of the recent theoretical Coulomb repulsion between 3$d$ electrons and that of the superexchange intereraction of a charge transfer type.
Two characteristic energies in the low-energy antiferromagnetic response of the electron-doped high-temperature superconductor Nd$_{2-x}$Ce$_x$CuO$_{4+δ}$
Recently, advances in film synthesis methods have enabled a study of extremely overdoped $La_{2-x}Sr_{x}CuO_{4}$. This has revealed a surprising behavior of the superfluid density as a function of doping and temperature, the explanation of which is vividly debated. One popular class of models posits electronic phase separation, where the superconducting phase fraction decreases with doping, while some competing phase (e.g. ferromagnetic) progressively takes over. A problem with this scenario is that all the way up to the dome edge the superconducting transition remains sharp, according to mutu…
Doping dependence of the vortex glass and sublimation transitions in the high-$T_{c}$ superconductor La$_{2-x}$Sr$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$ as determined from macroscopic measurements
磁化强度和交流磁化率测量用于表征高温铜酸盐超导体La $_{2-x}$ Sr $_{x}$ CuO $_{4}$在大范围的掺杂（0.075 $\leq x\leq$ 0.20）的混合相。研究了高磁场（垂直于$CuO_2$面施加8特斯拉）下的一级涡旋晶格相变线$H_{FOT}(T)$、上临界场$H_{c2}(T)$和第二峰$H_{sp}(T)$。我们的研究结果揭示了一个强大的掺杂依赖的磁相图，这主要可以解释与欠掺杂的各向异性增加。在我们的解释，第一阶涡晶格相变是由于升华（而不是熔化）的涡晶格成气体的煎饼涡，而第二个峰值是有关的过渡到一个更无序的涡玻璃态。
The abstract of Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 157001 (2018) claims to "demonstrate, using ab initio computations, a new trend suggesting that the cuprates with stronger out-of-CuO$_{2}$-plane chemical bonding between the apical anion (O, Cl) and apical cation (e.g., La, Hg, Bi, Tl) are generally correlated with higher $T_{c\,\max}$ in experiments". We point out that this trend is included in the long-known [Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 047003 (2001)] correlation of $T_{c\,\max}$ with the hopping range of the electrons at (the most interlayer-bonding sheet of) the Fermi-surface. Contrary to the impression give…
We investigated the magnetism and superconductivity in as-sintered (AS) and oxidation annealed (OA) T*-type La$_{1-x/2}$Eu$_{1-x/2}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$ (LESCO) with 0.14 $\leq x \leq$ 0.28 by the first comprehensive muon spin rotation/relaxation ($μ$SR), magnetic susceptibility, and electrical resistivity measurements. In OA superconducting samples, no evidence of magnetic order was observed, whereas AS semiconducting samples exhibited evidence of a disordered magnetic state in the measured temperature range between $\sim$4 K and $\sim$8 K. Therefore, the ground state in LESCO drastically varies wit…
Magnetic-field-induced enhancement of the vortex pinning in the overdoped regime of La$_{2-x}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$ : Relation to the microscopic phase separation
为了研究过掺杂高$T_{\rm c}$铜氧化物超导态的不均匀性，我们测量了La $_{2-x}$ Sr $_x$ CuO $_4$（LSCO）单晶在过掺杂区的磁化率$χ$.对于$x$ = 0.198和0.219，发现$χ$在1T中的温度依赖性表现出平台，即在SC状态中，$χ$在中等温度范围内几乎与温度无关。此外，在这些晶体中明显地出现了磁化曲线中的所谓第二峰。这些结果表明，异常增强的涡旋钉扎，并强烈建议发生$microscopic$相分离到SC和正常状态的区域中过掺杂的高$T_{\rm c}$铜酸盐。
Growth, characterization and physical properties of high-quality large single crystals of Bi$_2$Sr$_{2-x}$La$_{x}$CuO$_6$ high-temperature superconductors
采用移动溶剂浮区法生长了高质量的大尺寸BiPDMATHABMM Sr $_{2-x}$ La $_{x}$ CuO $_6$（La-Bi 2201）单晶。样品的组成和结构的分析，其特征在于和它们的物理性质进行了研究，通过磁化率和电阻率测量。获得了具有尖锐超导转变的超导样品，其掺杂范围从过掺杂（x<0.40）、最佳掺杂（x~0.40）、欠掺杂（0.40<x<0.84）到严重欠掺杂（x>0.84）。对于x=0.73，获得大至~40 * 2.0 * 1 mm 3的晶体。当x=0.40时，获得了宽度小于2K的尖锐超导转变和近乎完美的超导电性迈斯纳信号。La-Bi_（2201）单晶的获得将为研究高温超导的物理性质、电子结构和机理提供一个理想的体系
The pseudogap phenomenon in cuprates is the most mysterious puzzle in the research of high-temperature superconductivity. In particular, whether the pseudogap is associated with a crossover or phase transition has been a long-standing controversial issue. The tetragonal cuprate HgBa$_2$CuO$_{4+δ}$, with only one CuO$_2$ layer per primitive cell, is an ideal system to tackle this puzzle. Here, we measure the anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility within the CuO$_2$ plane with exceptionally high-precision magnetic torque experiments. Our key finding is that a distinct two-fold in-plane anisotropy…
We report measurements of the magnetic susceptibility of twinned single crystals of YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{6+x}$ from just above their superconducting transition temperatures to 300 K with magnetic fields of up to 5 T applied parallel and perpendicular to the CuO$_2$ planes at 7 values of $x$. Appropriate analysis allows the relatively small, but still important, Curie terms to be separated from other contributions to the susceptibility. Our data support a picture in which the Curie terms arise from oxygen disorder in the Cu-O chains. This agrees with published work on polycrystalline samples wh…
The interpretation of how superconductivity disappears in cuprates at large hole doping has been controversial. To address this issue, we present an experimental study of single-crystal and thin film samples of La$_{2-x}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$ (LSCO) with $x\ge0.25$. In particular, measurements of bulk susceptibility on LSCO crystals with $x=0.25$ indicate an onset of diamagnetism at $T_{c1}=38.5$ K, with a sharp transition to a phase with full bulk shielding at $T_{c2}=18$ K, independent of field direction. Strikingly, the in-plane resistivity only goes to zero at $T_{c2}$. Inelastic neutron scatterin…
The Local Structure of La1.65Eu0.2Sr 0.15CuO4 determined by 63Cu NMR Spectroscopy and Van Vleck Paramagnetism of Eu3+ Ions
利用$^{63}$ Cu NMR谱和$\rm Eu^{3+}$离子的Van Vleck磁化率研究了La $_{\rm 1.65}$ Eu $_{\rm 0.2}$ Sr $_{\rm 0.15}$ CuO $_{4}$中CuO $_6$八面体倾斜的局域对称性. Cu NMR中心线线形通过$^{63}\rm Cu$核四极矩与局域电场梯度的耦合对局域结构敏感，$\rm Eu^{3+}$ Van Vleck磁化率作为单离子效应对Eu位晶场的对称性进行局域探测。这两种技术独立地提供了明确的证据，在一阶结构转变的局部倾斜对称性的变化，从斜方晶系的低温四相，在良好的协议，通过衍射技术获得的平均结构。我们的结论是，平均晶体结构的对称性准确地代表了对称的八面体倾斜图案在局部尺度上。
Disorder Effects on Competition between Antiferromagnetism and Superconductivity in Cuprate Superconductors through the Enhancement in Charge Susceptibility
The temperature dependence of AC susceptibility (ACS) has been measured for a very high-quality plate-like slightly overdoped YBCO single crystal for different frequencies and AC magnetic field amplitudes. Frequency dependence of the ACS is weak irrespective of the magnetic field orientation but significant effects of field orientation with respect to the CuO2 planes and field magnitude on real and imaginary components of fundamental ACS were observed. The height of the loss peak saturates as full penetration of magnetic field is achieved. The peak temperature, Tp, in \c{hi}" shifts to lower t…
We report a study of magnetic susceptibility and electrical resistivity as a function of temperature and magnetic field in superconducting crystals of La$_{2-x}$Ca$_{1+x}$Cu$_{2}$O$_{6}$ with $x=0.10$ and 0.15 and transition temperature $T_{c}^{\rm m} = 54$ K (determined from the susceptibility). When an external magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the CuO$_2$ bilayers, the resistive superconducting transition measured with currents flowing perpendicular to the bilayers is substantially lower than that found with currents flowing parallel to the bilayers. Intriguingly, this anisotropic …
Two contradictory phase diagrams have dominated the literature of high-$T_c$ cuprate superconductors. Does the pseudogap line cross the superconducting $T_c$-dome or not? To answer, we have revisited the experimental magnetic susceptibility and knight shift of four different compounds, La$_{1-x}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$, Bi$_2$Sr$_2$Ca$_{1-x}$Y$_x$Cu$_2$O$_8$, Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+y}$, and YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{6+y}$, as a function of temperature and doping. The susceptibility can be described by the same function for all materials, having a magnetic and an electronic contributions. The former is the 2D …
Tuning the critical temperature of cuprate superconductor films using self-assembled organic layers
高温铜酸盐超导体（HTSC）的许多电子性质强烈地依赖于置于CuO $_2$平面（掺杂）中的电荷载流子的数量。超导性出现在掺杂温度相图的圆顶形区域。最高的临界温度（Tc）是针对所谓的“最佳掺杂”而获得的。掺杂机制通常是化学的;它可以通过阳离子取代来完成。例如，在La $_{2-x}$ Sr $_x$ CuO $_4$中就是这种情况，其中La 3+被Sr 2+取代，从而向CuO $_2$平面添加空穴。通过添加氧，如在YBa $_2$ Cu $_3$ O $_{6+δ}$的情况下，获得类似的效果，其中$δ$表示样品中的过量氧。在本文中，我们报告了一种不同的机制，一个能够添加或删除载体从表面的高温超导体。该方法利用吸附在铜酸盐表面上的极性分子的自组装单层（SAM）。在光学活性分子的情况下，SAM的极性可以通过在涂覆的表面上照射光来调制。这导致样品的超导相变的光诱导调制。使用SAM控制超导转变温度的能力使得这些表面对于基于高Tc超导体的各种设备（例如开关和检测器）是实用的。
