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Superconductive Phonon Anomalies in High-$T_c$ Cuprates

Condensed Matter 2009-10-22 v2

Abstract

We consider the effects on phonon dynamics of spin-lattice coupling within the slave-boson mean-field treatment of the extended tt-JJ model. With no additional assumptions the theory is found to give a semi-quantitative account of the frequency and linewidth anomalies observed by Raman and neutron scattering for the 340cm1cm^{-1} B1gB_{1g} phonon mode in YBa2Cu3O7YBa_2Cu_3O_7 at the superconducting transition. We discuss the applicability of the model to phonon modes of different symmetries, and report a connection to spin-gap features observed in underdoped YBCO. The results suggest the possibility of a unified understanding of the anomalies in transport, magnetic and lattice properties.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9408069,
  title  = {Superconductive Phonon Anomalies in High-$T_c$ Cuprates},
  author = {B. Normand and H. Kohno and H. Fukuyama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9408069},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

heavily revised version of previous paper, including systematic treatment of effect of $t$ term, coupling constant derivation and calculation of phonon linewidth broadening. Revised Figs. 3 and 4 still only available by sending fax # to [email protected]