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Incommensurate Magnetic Fluctuations in YBa2Cu3O6.6

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-10-30 v1 Superconductivity

Abstract

We use inelastic neutron scattering to demonstrate that at low temperatures, the low frequency magnetic fluctuations in YBa_2Cu_3O_{6.6} (Tc=62.7T_c=62.7 K) are incommensurate, being found at positions displaced by ±δ\pm\delta (0.057±0.0060.057\pm 0.006 r.l.u.) along the [π,π][\pi,\pi] direction from the wave vector (π,π)(\pi,\pi) associated with the antiferromagnetic order of the parent insulator, YBa_2Cu_3O_{6}. The dynamical susceptibility χ(q,ω)\chi''(q,\omega) at the incommensurate positions increases on cooling below TcT_c, accompanied by a suppression of magnetic fluctuations at the commensurate points.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9707112,
  title  = {Incommensurate Magnetic Fluctuations in YBa2Cu3O6.6},
  author = {Pengcheng Dai and H. A. Mook and F. Dogan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9707112},
  year   = {2009}
}

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11 pages, Latex, 4 figures