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Competition between charge/spin-density-wave orders and superconductivity in La$_{1.875}$Ba$_{0.125-x}$Sr$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$

Superconductivity 2009-11-07 v3 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We have performed a series of elastic neutron scattering measurements on 1/8-hole doped La1.875_{1.875}Ba0.125x_{0.125-x}Srx_{x}CuO4_{4} single crystals with {\it x} = 0.05, 0.06, 0.075 and 0.085. % Both charge-density-wave (CDW) and spin-density-wave (SDW) orders are found to develop simultaneously below the structural transition temperature between the low-temperature orthorhombic (LTO) and low-temperature tetragonal (LTT) or low-temperature less-orthorhombic (LTLO) phases. % In the ground state the CDW order is observed only in the LTT/LTLO phase and drastically degrades towards the LTO boundary. The {\it x}-dependence of {\it T}c_{c} strongly suggests a direct effect of the CDW order on the suppression of superconductivity. % Results are discussed in comparison with those from the La1.6x_{1.6-x}Nd0.4_{0.4}Srx_{x}CuO4_{4} system within the framework of the stripe model.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0107355,
  title  = {Competition between charge/spin-density-wave orders and superconductivity in La$_{1.875}$Ba$_{0.125-x}$Sr$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$},
  author = {M. Fujita and H. Goka and K. Yamada and M. Matsuda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0107355},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 5figures