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Emergence of pseudogap from short-range spin-correlations in electron doped cuprates
- Source :
- npj Quantum Mater. 5, 6 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Electron interactions are pivotal for defining the electronic structure of quantum materials. In particular, the strong electron Coulomb repulsion is considered the keystone for describing the emergence of exotic and/or ordered phases of quantum matter as disparate as high-temperature superconductivity and charge- or magnetic-order. However, a comprehensive understanding of fundamental electronic properties of quantum materials is often complicated by the appearance of an enigmatic partial suppression of low-energy electronic states, known as the pseudogap. Here we take advantage of ultrafast angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to unveil the temperature evolution of the low-energy density of states in the electron-doped cuprate Nd$_{\text{2-x}}$Ce$_{\text{x}}$CuO$_{\text{4}}$, an emblematic system where the pseudogap intertwines with magnetic degrees of freedom. By photoexciting the electronic system across the pseudogap onset temperature T*, we report the direct relation between the momentum-resolved pseudogap spectral features and the spin-correlation length with an unprecedented sensitivity. This transient approach, corroborated by mean field model calculations, allows us to establish the pseudogap in electron-doped cuprates as a precursor to the incipient antiferromagnetic order even when long-range antiferromagnetic correlations are not established, as in the case of optimal doping.<br />Comment: 17 pages, 3 figures
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- npj Quantum Mater. 5, 6 (2020)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1812.07583
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-020-0208-6