Temperature-induced momentum-dependent spectral weight transfer in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta.

Shen, Z; White, PJ; Feng, DL; Kim, C; Gu, GD; Ikeda, H; Yoshizaki, R; Koshizuka, N · Science · 1998

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Angle-resolved photoemission data from the cuprate superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta above and below the superconducting transition temperature Tc reveal momentum-dependent changes that extend up to an energy of about 0.3 electron volt, or 40kTc (where k is the Boltzmann constant). The data suggest an anomalous transfer of spectral weight from one momentum to another, involving a sizable momentum transfer Q approximately (0.45pi, 0). The observed Q is intriguingly near the charge-order periodicity required if fluctuating charge stripes are present.