Charge response function probed by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering: the signature of electronic gaps of YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$

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Auteurs principaux: Merzoni, Giacomo, Martinelli, Leonardo, Braicovich, Lucio, Brookes, Nicholas B., Lombardi, Floriana, Rosa, Francesco, Arpaia, Riccardo, Sala, Marco Moretti, Ghiringhelli, Giacomo
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author Merzoni, Giacomo
Martinelli, Leonardo
Braicovich, Lucio
Brookes, Nicholas B.
Lombardi, Floriana
Rosa, Francesco
Arpaia, Riccardo
Sala, Marco Moretti
Ghiringhelli, Giacomo
author_facet Merzoni, Giacomo
Martinelli, Leonardo
Braicovich, Lucio
Brookes, Nicholas B.
Lombardi, Floriana
Rosa, Francesco
Arpaia, Riccardo
Sala, Marco Moretti
Ghiringhelli, Giacomo
contents In strongly correlated systems the complete determination of the dynamical susceptibility $χ(\textbf{q}, ω)$ is of special relevance because of the entwinement of the spin and charge components. Although Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering (RIXS) spectra are directly related to both the charge ($χ''_c(\textbf{q}, ω)$) and the spin ($χ''_s(\textbf{q}, ω)$) contributions, only the latter has been extensively studied with RIXS so far. Here we show how to extract from RIXS spectra of high-$T_c$ superconducting cuprates relevant properties of $χ''_c$, such as the presence of the superconducting gap and of the pseudogap. In particular, we exploit the temperature dependence of the Cu L$_3$ edge RIXS spectra of underdoped YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$ at specific wave-vectors q. The signature of the two gaps is in the departure of the low energy Bosonic excitation continuum from the statistical temperature-dependence. This approach can be immediately used to investigate systematically the nature of the pseudogap in cuprates, thereby taking advantage of the RIXS technique that does not suffer the limitations of surface-sensitive electron spectroscopies. Its extension to other interesting materials is foreseen.
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spellingShingle Charge response function probed by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering: the signature of electronic gaps of YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$
Merzoni, Giacomo
Martinelli, Leonardo
Braicovich, Lucio
Brookes, Nicholas B.
Lombardi, Floriana
Rosa, Francesco
Arpaia, Riccardo
Sala, Marco Moretti
Ghiringhelli, Giacomo
Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
In strongly correlated systems the complete determination of the dynamical susceptibility $χ(\textbf{q}, ω)$ is of special relevance because of the entwinement of the spin and charge components. Although Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering (RIXS) spectra are directly related to both the charge ($χ''_c(\textbf{q}, ω)$) and the spin ($χ''_s(\textbf{q}, ω)$) contributions, only the latter has been extensively studied with RIXS so far. Here we show how to extract from RIXS spectra of high-$T_c$ superconducting cuprates relevant properties of $χ''_c$, such as the presence of the superconducting gap and of the pseudogap. In particular, we exploit the temperature dependence of the Cu L$_3$ edge RIXS spectra of underdoped YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$ at specific wave-vectors q. The signature of the two gaps is in the departure of the low energy Bosonic excitation continuum from the statistical temperature-dependence. This approach can be immediately used to investigate systematically the nature of the pseudogap in cuprates, thereby taking advantage of the RIXS technique that does not suffer the limitations of surface-sensitive electron spectroscopies. Its extension to other interesting materials is foreseen.
title Charge response function probed by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering: the signature of electronic gaps of YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-δ}$
topic Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.06375