scholarly journals Magnetic field reveals vanishing Hall response in the normal state of stripe-ordered cuprates

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenzhong Shi ◽  
P. G. Baity ◽  
J. Terzic ◽  
Bal K. Pokharel ◽  
T. Sasagawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Hall Coefficient ◽  
Normal State ◽  
High Field ◽  
Fundamental Property ◽  
Zero Field ◽  
Superconducting Transition ◽  
Underdoped Cuprates ◽  
Competing Orders

AbstractThe origin of the weak insulating behavior of the resistivity, i.e. $${\rho }_{xx}\propto {\mathrm{ln}}\,(1/T)$$ ρ x x ∝ ln ( 1 / T ) , revealed when magnetic fields (H) suppress superconductivity in underdoped cuprates has been a longtime mystery. Surprisingly, the high-field behavior of the resistivity observed recently in charge- and spin-stripe-ordered La-214 cuprates suggests a metallic, as opposed to insulating, high-field normal state. Here we report the vanishing of the Hall coefficient in this field-revealed normal state for all $$T\ <\ (2-6){T}_{{\rm{c}}}^{0}$$ T < ( 2 − 6 ) T c 0 , where $${T}_{{\rm{c}}}^{0}$$ T c 0 is the zero-field superconducting transition temperature. Our measurements demonstrate that this is a robust fundamental property of the normal state of cuprates with intertwined orders, exhibited in the previously unexplored regime of T and H. The behavior of the high-field Hall coefficient is fundamentally different from that in other cuprates such as YBa2Cu3O6+x and YBa2Cu4O8, and may imply an approximate particle-hole symmetry that is unique to stripe-ordered cuprates. Our results highlight the important role of the competing orders in determining the normal state of cuprates.

LOW-TEMPERATURE NORMAL-STATE HALL EFFECT IN HIGH-TcBi2Sr2-xLaxCuO6+δ REVEALED BY 60 T MAGNETIC FIELDS

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (20n22) ◽  
pp. 3171-3174
Author(s):  
F. F. BALAKIREV ◽  
J. B. BETTS ◽  
G. S. BOEBINGER ◽  
S. ONO ◽  
Y. ANDO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Carrier Concentration ◽  
Hall Coefficient ◽  
Normal State ◽  
Ground State ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Optimal Doping ◽  
Underdoped Sample ◽  
Additional Support

We report low-temperature Hall coefficient in the normal state of the high-Tc superconductor Bi 2 Sr 2-x La x CuO 6+δ. The Hall coefficient was measured down to 0.5 K by suppressing superconductivity with a 60 T pulsed magnetic field. The carrier concentration was varied from overdoped to underdoped regimes by partially substituting Sr with La in a set of five samples. The observed saturation of the Hall coefficient at low temperatures suggests the ability to extract the carrier concentration of each sample. The most underdoped sample exhibits a diverging Hall coefficient at low temperatures, consistent with a depletion of carriers in the insulating ground state. The Hall number exhibits a sharp peak providing additional support for the existence of a phase boundary at the optimal doping.

scholarly journals Vortex phase diagram and the normal state of cuprates with charge and spin orders

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. eaay8946 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenzhong Shi ◽  
P. G. Baity ◽  
T. Sasagawa ◽  
Dragana Popović
Keyword(s):  
Phase Diagram ◽  
Normal State ◽  
Ground State ◽  
High Field ◽  
High Temperature Superconductors ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Energy Scale ◽  
Zero Field ◽  
Vortex Matter ◽  
Nonlinear Transport

The phase diagram of underdoped cuprates in a magnetic field (H) is key to understanding the anomalous normal state of these high-temperature superconductors. However, the upper critical field (Hc2), the extent of superconducting (SC) phase with vortices, and the role of charge orders at high H remain controversial. Here we study stripe-ordered La-214, i.e., cuprates in which charge orders are most pronounced and zero-field SC transition temperatures Tc0 are lowest. This enables us to explore the vortex phases in a previously inaccessible energy scale window. By combining linear and nonlinear transport techniques sensitive to vortex matter, we determine the T − H phase diagram, directly detect Hc2, and reveal novel properties of the high-field ground state. Our results demonstrate that quantum fluctuations and disorder play a key role as T → 0, while the high-field ground state is likely a metal, not an insulator, due to the presence of stripes.

IMPACT OF NANO-Mo ADDITION/SUBSTITUTION ON THE PHASE FORMATION AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY OF Mg1-xMoxB2 (x=0.0to 0.50)

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (14) ◽  
pp. 875-883 ◽  
Author(s):  
MONIKA MUDGEL ◽  
V. P. S. AWANA ◽  
H. KISHAN ◽  
RAJEEV RAWAT ◽  
A. V. NARLIKAR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Susceptibility ◽  
Ambient Pressure ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Zero Field ◽  
Superconducting Transition ◽  
Irreversibility Field ◽  
Sharp Transition ◽  
Mo Content ◽  
Applied Fields

Bulk polycrystalline samples of nano- Mo doped MgB 2 were synthesized by Fe tube encapsulation at ambient pressure under argon annealing (850°C). Mo substitution takes place successfully at the Mg site in Mg 1-x Mo x B 2 only till x=0.2. For higher (x>0.2) Mo content the same did not enter the MgB 2 lattice but rather forms an isomorphic lattice in the host with decreased c but an increased a-parameter. The ρ(T) measurements showed superconducting transition temperature (T c ) of around 36 K for all the samples till x=0.3 and slightly decreased values of 35 and 34 K for x=0.4 and 0.5 samples, respectively. Resistivity under magnetic field [R(T)H] experiments showed distinct single peaks in dρ/dT for all applied fields up to 8 Tesla. The estimated upper critical field H c2 is 8 Tesla for pristine and x=0.2 samples at 15.6 and 19 K, respectively. Thus H c2 increases up to x=0.20 samples and decreases afterwards. Magnetic susceptibility measurements exhibited sharp transition to superconducting state with a sizeable diamagnetic signal at 38 K (T c ) in zero field-cooled measurements. Commendable current density (J c ) of up to 105 A/cm2 in 1–2 T (Tesla) fields at temperatures (T) of up to 10 K is seen from magnetization measurements invoking the Bean's critical state model for pristine samples. For higher fields above 2.5 Tesla the J c (H) characteristics of x=0.1 and 0.2 samples were found to be slightly superior to that for pristine samples with enhanced H irr (irreversibility field).

HIGH-FIELD TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF T'-Ln2-xCexCuO4 (Ln=Nd, Pr, La)

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (20n22) ◽  
pp. 3216-3219 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. SEKITANI ◽  
N. MIURA ◽  
M. NAITO
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Transport Properties ◽  
Normal State ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
High Field ◽  
Magnetic Moments ◽  
Negative Magnetoresistance ◽  
High Magnetic Fields

We report low-temperature magnetotransport in the normal state of the electron-doped superconductors, Nd 2-x Ce x CuO 4, Pr 2-x Ce x CuO 4, and La 2-x Ce x CuO 4, by suppressing the superconductivity with high magnetic fields. The normal state ρ-T curve shows an up-turn at low temperatures, which has a log T dependence with saturation at lowest temperatures. The up-turn is gradually suppressed with increasing magnetic field, resulting in negative magnetoresistance. We discuss these findings on the basis of the Kondo scattering originating from the magnetic moments of Cu 2+ ions.

Out-of-Plane and in-Plane Conduction in Insulating and Strongly Underdoped Cuprates

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (29n31) ◽  
pp. 3203-3206
Author(s):  
C. C. Almasan ◽  
G. A. Levin ◽  
E. Cimpoiasu ◽  
T. Stein ◽  
D. A. Gajewski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Normal State ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Elementary Step ◽  
Charge Carriers ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Underdoped Cuprates

We report measurements of out-of-plane (ρ c ) and in-plane (ρab) normal-state resistivities of single crystals of insulating PrBa2Cu3O 7-δ and strongly underdoped oxygen deficient YBa2Cu3O 6.41 using a flux transformer method. In the superconducting specimens, the onset of superconductivity was suppressed by a magnetic field of 9 T. We have found that the anisotropy ρc/ρab of these samples increases monotonically at low temperatures with no signs of saturation. The temperature dependence of ρc/ρab for YBa2Cu3O6.41 is well described by ρc/ρab=a +bT-2/3, but over a smaller temperature range than for insulating PrBa2Cu3O 7-δ. Both the absence of saturation of ρc/ρab and its T-2/3 dependence indicate two-dimensional conduction. This means that the average in-plane hopping distance of the localized charge carriers increases with decreasing T according to Mott's [Formula: see text] law, while the elementary step in the c-direction remains T independent, equal to the spacing between the bilayers.

Critical current and microstructure of uniaxially aligned, polycrystalline YBa2Cu3O7−δ

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1317-1327 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.E. Tkaczyk ◽  
C.L. Briant ◽  
J.A. DeLuca ◽  
E.L. Hall ◽  
P.L. Karas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Critical Current ◽  
High Field ◽  
Zero Field ◽  
Field Region ◽  
Fine Grain ◽  
Axis Alignment ◽  
Low Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetically Aligned

Three processing routes that generate uniaxial alignment but otherwise yield very different microstructure and critical current are compared. Fine grain size and c-axis alignment are obtained in magnetically aligned ceramics, pyrolyzed thick films, and in situ deposited thin films. The dense, well-aligned microstructure of the in situ process produces the highest zero field critical current Jc > 104 A/cm2 at 77 K. However, the critical current is suppressed in low magnetic field, suggesting that uniaxial alignment is not sufficient to avoid Josephson-type intergranular coupling. Above 1 T, the critical current of the aligned ceramic dominates in spite of its less ideal microstructure. The critical current in this high field region is one to two orders of magnitude greater than that of nonaligned material. This result implies the existence of a 3-d percolative network of strong links.

Evidence for d-Electron Localization in YBa2(Cu1−xZnx)3O7 for 0

1987 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Jee ◽  
D. Nichols ◽  
J. Ciasullo ◽  
J. E. Crow ◽  
T. Mihalisin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Normal State ◽  
Superconducting Transition Temperature ◽  
Critical Value ◽  
Internal Magnetic Field ◽  
Electron Localization ◽  
Superconducting Transition ◽  
Zn Substitution ◽  
Zn Concentration

ABSTRACTZn substitution for Cu in YBa2Cu3O7 rapidly reduces the superconducting transition temperature, Tc. Superconductivity is quenched between x=0.08 (T =30 K) and x=0.10. The normal state paramagnetism grows with Zn substu-tition, presumably due to increased localization on the Cu sublattice. Susceptibility studies of oxygen depleted (nonsuperconducting) Zn-substituted samples support this. Strong non-linear isothermal magnetization suggesting an internal magnetic field is found at T=4.2 K in samples with Zn concentration near to the critical value for suppression of superconductivity. The results are discussed in terms of increased localization of d-electrons on the Cu sites with increasing Zn concentration, which is consistent with recent EPR data.

Electron scattering in InAsxSb1−x alloys

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1191-1198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel J. Aubin ◽  
John C. Woolley
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Electron Scattering ◽  
Faraday Rotation ◽  
Hall Coefficient ◽  
Fermi Energy ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Zero Field ◽  
Scattering Mechanism ◽  
Scattering Parameter ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Room-temperature measurements of the thermoelectric power α and Hall coefficient R have been made as a function of the magnetic field B on polycrystalline n-type samples of InAsxSb1−x, alloys of carrier concentration ~1017/cm3. Hence saturation values α∞ and R∞ and zero-field values α∞ and R∞ have been determined. Using these values of α∞ and α∞ and assuming a Kane model for the conduction band, values have been determined for the Fermi energy EF and the scattering parameter s over the whole alloy range. In all cases, the value of s is close to 0.5, indicating that the dominant scattering mechanism in the alloys is piezoelectric scattering. From the EF and R∞ data, values of the bottom of the band effective mass have been calculated and these are compared with similar values obtained from Faraday rotation results.

Magnetic Anomaly in the YBa2Cu3O7 System at Low External Magnetic Fields

1992 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bokhimi
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
External Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Magnetic Anomaly ◽  
Normal State ◽  
Vortex Lattice ◽  
Sample Temperature ◽  
Zero Field ◽  
Magnetization Curves ◽  
Diamagnetic Signal

ABSTRACTMagnetization curves for low external magnetic fields of field-cooled superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 samples show an increase in the diamagnetic signal when the sample temperature is near the transition to the normal state. The Increase of the diamagnetic signal depends on the external magnetic field (H ≤ 13.5 Oe). The effect is observed when the samples are field-cooled, but not when they are zero-field-cooled, that means that it is related with the behavior of the vortex lattice.

VORTEX MAGNETISM IN THE HIGH-TEMPERATURES SUPERCONDUCTOR La2-xSrxCuO4

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (20n22) ◽  
pp. 3155-3155
Author(s):  
B. LAKE ◽  
T. E. MASON ◽  
G. AEPPLI ◽  
K. LEFMANN ◽  
N. B. CHRISTENSEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Normal State ◽  
Cuprate Superconductors ◽  
High Temperature Superconductivity ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Spin Fluctuations ◽  
Magnetic Interactions ◽  
Zero Field ◽  
Zero Resistance ◽  
Lower Temperature

There is strong evidence that magnetic interactions play a crucial role in the mechanism driving high-temperature superconductivity in cuprate superconductors. To investigate this further we have done a series of neutron scattering measurements on La 2-x Sr x CuO 4 (LSCO) in an applied magnetic field. Below Tc the field penetrates the superconductor via an array of normal state metallic inclusions or vortices. Phase coherent superconductivity characterized by zero resistance sets in at the lower field-dependent irreversibility temperature (Tirr). We have measured optimally doped LSCO (x = 0.16, Tc = 38.5 K ) and underdoped LSCO (x = 0.10, Tc = 29 K ); both have an enhanced antiferromagnetic response in a field. Measurements of the optimally doped system at H = 7.5 T show that sub-gap spin fluctuations first disappear with the loss of finite resistivity at Tirr, but then reappear at a lower temperature with increased lifetime and correlation length compared to the normal state. In the underdoped system elastic antiferromagnetism develops below Tc in zero field, and is significantly enhanced by application of a magnetic field. Phase coherent superconductivity is then established within the antiferromagnetic phase at Tirr; thus, the situation in underdoped LSCO is the reverse of that for the optimally doped LSCO where the zero-resistance state develops first before the onset of antiferromagnetism.

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