Vortex core spectroscopy links pseudogap and Lifshitz critical point in a cuprate superconductor

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Main Authors: Singar, Tejas Parasram, Maggio-Aprile, Ivan, Gu, Genda, Renner, Christoph
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Published: 2025
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author Singar, Tejas Parasram
Maggio-Aprile, Ivan
Gu, Genda
Renner, Christoph
author_facet Singar, Tejas Parasram
Maggio-Aprile, Ivan
Gu, Genda
Renner, Christoph
contents Understanding how superconductivity competes with other electronic phases in cuprates requires direct access to the hidden non-superconducting low temperature phase, for which Abrikosov vortices provide a unique local probe. We map the doping- and field-dependent evolution of vortex-core states in Bi$_{2}$Sr$_{2}$CaCu$_{2}$O$_{8+δ}$ across a broad doping range spanning the Fermi-surface Lifshitz transition. High-resolution scanning tunneling spectroscopy reveals a striking transformation of the vortex-core spectrum from unconventional, pseudogap-like signatures at moderate doping to more BCS-like behavior beyond a critical doping $p^* \approx 0.21$. This crossover aligns with the pseudogap endpoint and the onset of Fermi-surface reconstruction, indicating a direct link between pseudogap physics and vortex electronic structure. Our findings highlight the vortex core as a sensitive local probe of the cuprate ground state.
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spellingShingle Vortex core spectroscopy links pseudogap and Lifshitz critical point in a cuprate superconductor
Singar, Tejas Parasram
Maggio-Aprile, Ivan
Gu, Genda
Renner, Christoph
Superconductivity
Understanding how superconductivity competes with other electronic phases in cuprates requires direct access to the hidden non-superconducting low temperature phase, for which Abrikosov vortices provide a unique local probe. We map the doping- and field-dependent evolution of vortex-core states in Bi$_{2}$Sr$_{2}$CaCu$_{2}$O$_{8+δ}$ across a broad doping range spanning the Fermi-surface Lifshitz transition. High-resolution scanning tunneling spectroscopy reveals a striking transformation of the vortex-core spectrum from unconventional, pseudogap-like signatures at moderate doping to more BCS-like behavior beyond a critical doping $p^* \approx 0.21$. This crossover aligns with the pseudogap endpoint and the onset of Fermi-surface reconstruction, indicating a direct link between pseudogap physics and vortex electronic structure. Our findings highlight the vortex core as a sensitive local probe of the cuprate ground state.
title Vortex core spectroscopy links pseudogap and Lifshitz critical point in a cuprate superconductor
topic Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.13588