Strange metal from spin fluctuations in a cuprate superconductor

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Hauptverfasser: Campbell, D. J., Frachet, M., Oliviero, V., Kurosawa, T., Momono, N., Oda, M., Chang, J., Vignolles, D., Proust, C., LeBoeuf, D.
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author Campbell, D. J.
Frachet, M.
Oliviero, V.
Kurosawa, T.
Momono, N.
Oda, M.
Chang, J.
Vignolles, D.
Proust, C.
LeBoeuf, D.
author_facet Campbell, D. J.
Frachet, M.
Oliviero, V.
Kurosawa, T.
Momono, N.
Oda, M.
Chang, J.
Vignolles, D.
Proust, C.
LeBoeuf, D.
contents Strange metals challenge our understanding of charge transport in metals. Here, we investigate how the strange metal phase of La$_{2-x}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$ is impacted by a field-induced glassy antiferromagnetic state. Using magnetic fields above 80 T, we discover a strong enhancement of the normal state magnetoresistance when entering the spin glass phase. We demonstrate that the spin glass causes insulating-like upturns in the resistivity inside the pseudogap phase, which resolves the origin of the ''metal-insulator'' crossover. In addition the strange metal phase appears at low temperatures over an extended range of magnetic fields where magnetic moments fluctuate, and disappears when these moments freeze out. We conclude that the transport properties of the strange metal phase are controlled by magnetic fluctuations persisting at the lowest temperatures.
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spellingShingle Strange metal from spin fluctuations in a cuprate superconductor
Campbell, D. J.
Frachet, M.
Oliviero, V.
Kurosawa, T.
Momono, N.
Oda, M.
Chang, J.
Vignolles, D.
Proust, C.
LeBoeuf, D.
Superconductivity
Strange metals challenge our understanding of charge transport in metals. Here, we investigate how the strange metal phase of La$_{2-x}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$ is impacted by a field-induced glassy antiferromagnetic state. Using magnetic fields above 80 T, we discover a strong enhancement of the normal state magnetoresistance when entering the spin glass phase. We demonstrate that the spin glass causes insulating-like upturns in the resistivity inside the pseudogap phase, which resolves the origin of the ''metal-insulator'' crossover. In addition the strange metal phase appears at low temperatures over an extended range of magnetic fields where magnetic moments fluctuate, and disappears when these moments freeze out. We conclude that the transport properties of the strange metal phase are controlled by magnetic fluctuations persisting at the lowest temperatures.
title Strange metal from spin fluctuations in a cuprate superconductor
topic Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03720