Coherence Factors in a High-Tc Cuprate Probed by Quasi-Particle Scattering Off Vortices.
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| Title: | Coherence Factors in a High-T |
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| Authors: | Hanaguri, T., Kohsaka, Y., Ono, M., Maltseva, M., Coleman, P., Yamada, I., Azuma, M., Takano, M., Ohishi, K., Takagi, H. |
| Source: | Science (pre-March 2025). 2/13/2009, Vol. 323 Issue 5916, p923-926. 4p. |
| Subjects: | Quasiparticles, Superconductivity, Electron scattering, Scattering amplitude (Physics), Research methodology, Fourier transform spectroscopy, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Pair production, Wave functions |
| Abstract: | When electrons pair in a superconductor, quasi-particles develop an acute sensitivity to different types of scattering potential that is described by the appearance of coherence factors in the scattering amplitudes. Although the effects of coherence factors are well established in isotopic superconductors, they are much harder to detect in their anisotropic counterparts, such as high-superconducting-transition-temperature cuprates. We demonstrate an approach that highlights the momentum-dependent coherence factors in Ca2-xNaxCuO2Cl2. We used Fourier-transform scanning tunneling spectroscopy to reveal a magnetic-field dependence in quasi-particle scattering interference patterns that is sensitive to the sign of the anisotropic gap. This result is associated with the d-wave coherence factors and quasi-particle scattering off vortices. Our technique thus provides insights into the nature of electron pairing as well as quasi-particle scattering processes in unconventional superconductors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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