Search for charge density wave order in (Y<sub>1-x</sub>Pr<sub>x</sub>) Ba<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>0<sub>7</sub>

ORAL

Abstract

High-Tc superconductivity in cuprates occurs in proximity to competing low-temperature density-wave-order states. Superconductivity appears when spin order of the parent compound is destroyed and for underdoped compounds it competes with charge density wave (CDW) order. Resonant elastic soft x-ray scattering (RSXS) combines x-ray scattering with x-ray spectroscopy, making it possible to probe a variety of exotic spin, charge, orbital and structural ordering phenomena. We report on the growth and characterization of single crystals of Y1-xPrxBa2Cu307 cuprate superconductors with 0 < x < 1.0 by means of XRD, magnetic susceptibility, and electrical resistivity measurements, as well as RSXS measurements performed to probe the relationship between CDW order, the pseudogap, and high Tc superconductivity in this unexplored system.

*Research supported by US DOE: DE-FG02-04ER46105, NSF: DMR 1810310

Presenters

  • Kalyan Sasmal

    • Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego
    • University of California, San Diego
    • Physics, University of California, San Diego

Authors

  • Kalyan Sasmal

    • Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego
    • University of California, San Diego
    • Physics, University of California, San Diego
  • Alejandro Ruiz

    • Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego
    • University of California, San Diego
    • Physics, Univ of California - San Diego
  • Brandon Gunn

    • Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego
  • Jun-Sik Lee

    • SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab
    • SSRL, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  • Jessica L McChesney

    • Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
    • Advanced Photon Source
    • Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
  • Fanny Rodolakis

    • Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
    • Advanced Photon Source
  • Alex Frano

    • Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego
    • University of California, San Diego
    • Physics, Univ of California - San Diego
  • M Brian Maple

    • Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego
    • UCSD
    • University of California, San Diego
    • physics, University of Califormia, San Diego
    • Departement of Physics, University fo California, San Diego
    • Physics, University of California, San Diego