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Neutron Scattering Study of Spin Ordering and Stripe Pinning in Superconducting La1.93Srd0.07^CuO4
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Author(s)
H. Jacobsen, I. A. Zaliznyak, A. T. Savici, B. L. Winn, S. Chang, M. Hucker, G. D. Gu, J. M. Tranquada, Peter M. Gehring
Abstract
The relationships among charge order, spin fluctuations, and superconductivity in underdoped cuprates remain controversial. We use neutron scattering techniques to study these phenomena in La1.93Sr0.07CuO4, a superconductor with a transition temperature of Tc = 20 K. At Tc, we find incommensurate spin fluctuations with a nearly energy-independent spectrum and no sign of a gap within the energy range from 0.2 to 15 meV. A weak elastic magnetic component grows below 10 K, consistent with results from local probes. Regarding the atomic lattice, we have discovered unexpectedly strong fluctuations of the CuO6 octahedra about Cu-O bonds, which are associated with inequivalent O sites within the CuO2 planes. Furthermore, we observed a weak associated a weak elastic (330) superlattice peak that implies a reduced lattice symmetry. The presence of inequivalent O sites rationalizes various pieces of evidence for charge stripe order in underdoped La2-xSrxCuO4. The coexistence of superconductivity with quasi-static spin-stripe order suggests the presence of intertwined orders; however, the rotation of the stripe orientation away from the Cu-O bonds might be connected with evidence for a finite gap at the nodal points of the superconducting gap function.
Jacobsen, H.
, Zaliznyak, I.
, Savici, A.
, Winn, B.
, Chang, S.
, Hucker, M.
, Gu, G.
, Tranquada, J.
and Gehring, P.
(2015),
Neutron Scattering Study of Spin Ordering and Stripe Pinning in Superconducting La<sub>1.93Sr</sub>d0.07^CuO<sub>4</sub>, Physical Review B, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=919273
(Accessed October 9, 2025)