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Paramagnons and high-temperature superconductivity in a model family of cuprates.
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Nature communications [Nat Commun] 2022 Jun 07; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 3163. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 07. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Cuprate superconductors have the highest critical temperatures (T <subscript>c</subscript> ) at ambient pressure, yet a consensus on the superconducting mechanism remains to be established. Finding an empirical parameter that limits the highest reachable T <subscript>c</subscript> can provide crucial insight into this outstanding problem. Here, in the first two Ruddlesden-Popper members of the model Hg-family of cuprates, which are chemically nearly identical and have the highest T <subscript>c</subscript> among all cuprate families, we use inelastic photon scattering to reveal that the energy of magnetic fluctuations may play such a role. In particular, we observe the single-paramagnon spectra to be nearly identical between the two compounds, apart from an energy scale difference of ~30% which matches their difference in T <subscript>c</subscript> . The empirical correlation between paramagnon energy and maximal T <subscript>c</subscript> is further found to extend to other cuprate families with relatively high T <subscript>c</subscript> 's, hinting at a fundamental connection between them.<br /> (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2041-1723
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nature communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35672416
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30918-z