Infrared properties of electron-doped cuprates: Tracking normal-state gaps and quantum critical behavior in Pr2-xCexCuO4

A. Zimmers*, J. M. Tomczak, R. P.S.M. Lobo, N. Bontemps, C. P. Hill, M. C. Barr, Y. Dagan, R. L. Greene, A. J. Millis, C. C. Homes

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Abstract

We report the temperature dependence of the infrared-visible conductivity of Pr2-xCexCuO4 thin films. When varying the doping from a non-superconducting film (x = 0.11) to a superconducting overdoped film (x = 0.17), we observe, up to optimal doping (x = 0.15), a partial gap opening. The magnitude of this gap extrapolates to zero for x - 0.17. A model combining a spin density wave gap and a frequency- and temperature-dependent self-energy reproduces our data reasonably well, suggesting the coexistence of magnetism and superconductivity in this material and the existence of a quantum critical point at this Ce concentration.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)225-231
Number of pages7
JournalEurophysics Letters
Volume70
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2005
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Science Foundation
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences0338376, 0102350
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

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