Angle-dependent magnetoresistance measurements are used to determine the isotropic and anisotropic components of the transport scattering rate in overdoped Tl2Ba2CuO6+δ for a range of Tc values between 15K and 35K. The size of the anisotropic scattering term is found to scale linearly with Tc, establishing a link between the superconducting and normal state physics. Comparison with results from angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy indicates that the transport and quasiparticle lifetimes are distinct.
@article{arxiv.0708.2086,
title = {Correlation between $T_c$ and anisotropic scattering in Tl$_2$Ba$_2$CuO$_{6+\delta}$},
author = {M. Abdel-Jawad and J. G. Analytis and L. Balicas and A. Carrington and J. P. H. Charmant and M. M. J. French and N. E. Hussey},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.2086},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
5 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters