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Charge degree of freedom and the single-spin fluid model in YBa2Cu4O8
Abstract:
We present a 17O nuclear magnetic resonance study in the stoichiometric superconductor YBa2Cu4O8. A double irradiation method enables us to show that, below around 200 K, the spin-lattice relaxation rate of plane oxygen is not only driven by magnetic fluctuations, but also significantly by quadrupolar fluctuations, i. e., low-frequency charge fluctuations. In the superconducting state, on lowering the temperature, the quadrupolar relaxation diminishes faster than the magnetic one. These findings show that, with the opening of the spin pseudogap, a charge degree of freedom of mainly oxygen character is present in the electronic low-energy excitation spectrum.
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