Anisotropic evolution of charge/spin excitations in square-planar cuprates

ORAL

Abstract

Superconductivity is achieved in T'-Nd2CuO4 be means of oxygen annealing which injects electrons via controlled defect engineering. Here, we use Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering (RIXS) to study the evolution of magnetic and charge excitations in parent and superconducting compounds. Our RIXS study reveals a hardening of the spin waves and the enhancement of charge excitations in the superconducting phase. Remarkably, the hardening of the low energy excitations is strongly anisotropic. A spectral weight redistribution between the antinodal and nodal directions is observed which brings important information on the dynamics of the superconducting state. The evolution of the low energy dynamics is then discussed in comparison with other cuprates as well as Fe-based superconductors.

*J. P. acknowledges financial support by the Swiss National Science Foundation Early Postdoc. Mobility fellowship project number P2FRP2_71824.

Presenters

  • Jonathan Pelliciari

    • Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Authors

  • Jonathan Pelliciari

    • Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Min Gu Kang

    • Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Physics, Massachusetts Inst of Tech-MIT
  • Yoshiharu Krockenberger

    • NTT Basic Research Laboratories
    • NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation
  • Daniel McNally

    • Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut
  • Eugenio Paris

    • Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut
  • Hideki Yamamoto

    • NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation
  • Thorsten Schmitt

    • Paul Scherrer Institut
    • Swiss Light Source, PSI
    • Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut
    • Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute
    • Paul Scherrer Institute
  • Riccardo Comin

    • Massachusetts Inst of Tech-MIT
    • Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Physics, Massachusetts Inst of Tech-MIT