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Two- to three-dimensional crossover in the electronic structure of (Bi, Pb)2(Sr, La)2CuO(6+delta) from angle-resolved
Tsunehiro Takeuchi1, Takeshi Kondo, Takio Kitao
1EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
Abstract:
The hole-concentration (x) dependence of the three-dimensional energy-momentum dispersion in (Bi, Pb)2(Sr, La)2CuO(6+delta) has been investigated by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. For a heavily overdoped sample of T(c) < or = 0.5 K, an energy dispersion of approximately 10 meV in width is observed in the vicinity of the (pi, 0) point with varying momentum along the c axis (k(z)). This k(z) dispersion is zero for underdoped, optimally doped, and slightly overdoped samples up to a doping level corresponding to T(c) = 22 k. At higher doping levels we observe significant dispersion of the order of 10 meV (sample with T(c) < or = 0.5 K). This is clear evidence that at a doping value corresponding to T(c) = 22 K, a crossover from two- to three-dimensional electronic structure occurs.
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