Inhomogeneous reduction-annealing effects on the electron-doped cuprate superconductor revealed by micro-focused angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

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Main Authors: Miyamoto, M., Horio, M., Moriya, K., Takahashi, A., Osiecki, J., Thiagarajan, B., Polley, C. M., Koike, Y., Adachi, T., Mizokawa, T., Matsuda, I.
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author Miyamoto, M.
Horio, M.
Moriya, K.
Takahashi, A.
Osiecki, J.
Thiagarajan, B.
Polley, C. M.
Koike, Y.
Adachi, T.
Mizokawa, T.
Matsuda, I.
author_facet Miyamoto, M.
Horio, M.
Moriya, K.
Takahashi, A.
Osiecki, J.
Thiagarajan, B.
Polley, C. M.
Koike, Y.
Adachi, T.
Mizokawa, T.
Matsuda, I.
contents The development of the protect-annealing method has extended the superconductivity of the electron-doped cuprate Pr$_{1.3-x}$La$_{0.7}$Ce$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$ (PLCCO) into lower Ce concentrations, while the superconducting volume fraction decreases with underdoping. Employing angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with a micro-focused beam, we investigated the electronic structure of protect-annealed PLCCO ($x=0.08$) with small superconducting volume fraction. Significant spatial variation of Fermi surface area and shape was observed, suggesting inhomogeneity in electron concentrations and the pseudogap that competes with superconductivity. By performing measurements at dozens of different sample positions, negative and non-monotonic correlation was found between the electron concentration and pseudogap magnitude. The established correlation illustrates a systematic annealing dependence of the electronic structure where a pseudogap abruptly opens with insufficient oxygen reduction.
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spellingShingle Inhomogeneous reduction-annealing effects on the electron-doped cuprate superconductor revealed by micro-focused angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
Miyamoto, M.
Horio, M.
Moriya, K.
Takahashi, A.
Osiecki, J.
Thiagarajan, B.
Polley, C. M.
Koike, Y.
Adachi, T.
Mizokawa, T.
Matsuda, I.
Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
The development of the protect-annealing method has extended the superconductivity of the electron-doped cuprate Pr$_{1.3-x}$La$_{0.7}$Ce$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$ (PLCCO) into lower Ce concentrations, while the superconducting volume fraction decreases with underdoping. Employing angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with a micro-focused beam, we investigated the electronic structure of protect-annealed PLCCO ($x=0.08$) with small superconducting volume fraction. Significant spatial variation of Fermi surface area and shape was observed, suggesting inhomogeneity in electron concentrations and the pseudogap that competes with superconductivity. By performing measurements at dozens of different sample positions, negative and non-monotonic correlation was found between the electron concentration and pseudogap magnitude. The established correlation illustrates a systematic annealing dependence of the electronic structure where a pseudogap abruptly opens with insufficient oxygen reduction.
title Inhomogeneous reduction-annealing effects on the electron-doped cuprate superconductor revealed by micro-focused angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
topic Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.04790