Linking dynamic and thermodynamic properties of cuprates: An angle-resolved photoemission study of (CaxLa1-x)(Ba1.75-xLa0.25+x)Cu3 Oy (x=0.1 and 0.4)

Gil Drachuck, Elia Razzoli, Rinat Ofer, Galina Bazalitsky, R. S. Dhaka, Amit Kanigel, Ming Shi, Amit Keren

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Abstract

We report angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on two families of high-temperature superconductors (CaxLa1-x)(Ba1.75-x La 0.25+x)Cu3Oy with x=0.1 (Tcmax=56 K) and x=0.4 (Tcmax=82 K). The Fermi surface (FS) is found to be independent of x or y, and its size indicates extreme sample-surface overdoping. This universal FS allows the comparison of dynamical properties between superconductors of similar structure and identical doping, but different Tcmax. We find that the high-energy (|E|>50 meV) nodal velocity in the x=0.4 family is higher than in the x=0.1 family. The implied correlation between Tcmax and the hopping rate t supports the notion of kinetic energy driven superconductivity in the cuprates. We also find that the antinodal gap is higher for the x=0.4 family.

Original languageEnglish
Article number121119
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume89
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Mar 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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