The pseudogap state in high- superconductors: an infrared study
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- 25 November 1996
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Vol. 8 (48) , 10049-10082
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/8/48/023
Abstract
We report on a study of the electromagnetic response of three different families of high- superconductors that in combination allowed us to cover the whole doping range from under- to overdoped. The discussion is focused on the ab-plane charge dynamics in the pseudogap state which is realized in underdoped materials below a characteristic temperature , a temperature that can significantly exceed the superconducting transition temperature . We explore the evolution of the pseudogap response by changing the doping level, by varying the temperature from above to below , or by introducing impurities in the underdoped compounds. We employ a memory function analysis of the ab-plane optical data that allows us to observe the effect of the pseudogap most clearly. We compare the infrared data with other experimental results, including the c-axis optical response, dc transport, and angle-resolved photoemission.Keywords
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