Absolute Measurements of the High-frequency Magnetic Dynamics in High-T_c Superconductors

Author

Stephen M. Hayden
Gabriel Aeppli
Pengcheng Dai
Herbert A. Mook
Toby G. Perring
Sangwook Cheong
Zachary Fisk
Fatih Dogan, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Thomas E. Mason

Abstract

We review recent measurements of the high-frequency dynamic magnetic susceptibility in the high-T_c, superconducting systems La_2-xSr_xCuO₄ and YBa₂Cu₃O_6+x. Experiments were performed using the chopper spectrometers HET and MARI at the ISIS spallation source. We have placed our measurements on an absolute intensity scale; this allows systematic trends to be seen and comparisons with theory to be made. We find that the insulating S = 1/2 antiferromagnetic parent compounds show a dramatic renormalization of the spin wave intensity. The effect of doping on the response is to cause broadenings in wave vector and large redistributions of spectral weight in the frequency spectrum.

Recommended Citation

S. M. Hayden et al., "Absolute Measurements of the High-frequency Magnetic Dynamics in High-T_c Superconductors," Physica B: Condensed Matter, vol. 241-243, pp. 765 - 772, Elsevier, Dec 1997.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4526(97)00714-X

Department(s)

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Antiferromagnetic materials; Doping (additives); Magnetic permeability measurement; Quantum theory; Spectrometry; Spectrum analysis; Chopper spectrometer; High frequency magnetic dynamics; Quantum correction; Spin waves; Two dimensional antiferromagnets; High temperature superconductors

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0921-4526

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1997 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Dec 1997