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Scalable Quantum Integrated Circuits on Superconducting Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Platform
Published on: August 2, 2019
Spin-order driven Fermi surface reconstruction revealed by quantum oscillations in an underdoped high Tc
Suchitra E Sebastian1, N Harrison, C H Mielke
1Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 OHE, United Kingdom. suchitra@phy.cam.ac.uk
Abstract:
We use quantum oscillation measurements to distinguish between spin and orbital components of the lowest energy quasiparticle excitations in YBa(2)Cu(3)O(6.54), each of which couple differently to a magnetic field. Our measurements reveal the phase of the observed quantum oscillations to remain uninverted over a wide angular range, indicating that the twofold spin degeneracy of the Landau levels is virtually unaltered by the magnetic field. The inferred suppression of the spin degrees of freedom indicates a spin-density wave is responsible for creation of the small Fermi surface pockets in underdoped YBa(2)Cu(3)O(6+x)--further suggesting that excitations of this phase are important contributors to the unconventional superconducting pairing mechanism.
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