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Paramagnons and high-temperature superconductivity in a model family of cuprates

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  • Lichen Wang

    (Peking University
    Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

  • Guanhong He

    (Peking University)

  • Zichen Yang

    (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

  • Mirian Garcia-Fernandez

    (Harwell Science & Innovation Campus)

  • Abhishek Nag

    (Harwell Science & Innovation Campus)

  • Kejin Zhou

    (Harwell Science & Innovation Campus)

  • Matteo Minola

    (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

  • Matthieu Le Tacon

    (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

  • Bernhard Keimer

    (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

  • Yingying Peng

    (Peking University
    Collaborative Innovation Centre of Quantum Matter)

  • Yuan Li

    (Peking University
    Collaborative Innovation Centre of Quantum Matter)

Abstract

Cuprate superconductors have the highest critical temperatures (Tc) at ambient pressure, yet a consensus on the superconducting mechanism remains to be established. Finding an empirical parameter that limits the highest reachable Tc 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 Tc 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 Tc. The empirical correlation between paramagnon energy and maximal Tc is further found to extend to other cuprate families with relatively high Tc’s, hinting at a fundamental connection between them.

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  • Lichen Wang & Guanhong He & Zichen Yang & Mirian Garcia-Fernandez & Abhishek Nag & Kejin Zhou & Matteo Minola & Matthieu Le Tacon & Bernhard Keimer & Yingying Peng & Yuan Li, 2022. "Paramagnons and high-temperature superconductivity in a model family of cuprates," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-30918-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30918-z
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