Cluster-orbital shell model approach and developments for study of neutron-rich systems

We develop an m-scheme approach of the cluster-orbital shell model (COSM). By using the Gaussian as the radial part of the basis function, components of the unbound states are correctly taken into account. We apply the m-scheme COSM to oxygen isotopes and study the energies and r.m.s.radii

Superconducting gap of overdoped Tl2Ba2CuO6+d observed by Raman scattering

We report Raman scattering spectra for single crystals of overdoped Tl2Ba2CuO6+d (Tl-2201) at low temperatures. It was observed that the pair-breaking peaks in A1g and B1g spectra radically shift to lower energy with carrier doping. We interpret it as s-wave component mixing into d-wave, although the crystal structure is tetragonal. Since similar phenomena were observed also in YBa2Cu3Oy and Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oz, we conclude that s-wave mixing is a common property for overdoped high-Tc superconductors.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures, proceedings of SNS200

Mott gap excitations in twin-free YBa2Cu3O7-d (Tc = 93 K) studied by RIXS

Mott gap excitations in the high-Tc superconductor of the optimal doped YBa2Cu3O7-d (Tc = 93 K) have been studied by the resonant inelastic x-ray scattering method. Anisotropic spectra in the ab-plane are observed in a twin-free crystal. The excitation from the one-dimensional CuO chain is enhanced at 2 eV near the zone boundary of the b* direction, while the excitation from the CuO2 plane is broad at 1.5-4 eV and almost independent of the momentum transfer. Theoretical calculation based on the one-dimensional and two-dimensional Hubbard model reproduces the observed spectra by taking the different parameters of the on-site Coulomb energy. The fact of the Mott gap of the CuO chain site is much smaller than that of CuO2 plane site is observed for the first time

Buried double CuO chains in YBa2_2Cu4_4O8_8 uncovered by nano-ARPES

The electron dynamics in the CuO chains has been elusive in Y-Ba-Cu-O cuprate systems by means of standard angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES); cleaved sample exhibits areas terminated by both CuO-chain or BaO layers, and the size of a typical beam results in ARPES signals that are superposed from both terminations. Here, we employ spatially-resolved ARPES with submicrometric beam (nano-ARPES) to reveal the surface-termination-dependent electronic structures of the double CuO chains in YBa$_2$Cu$_4$O$_8$. We present the first observation of sharp metallic dispersions and Fermi surfaces of the double CuO chains buried underneath the CuO$_2$-plane block on the BaO terminated surface. While the observed Fermi surfaces of the CuO chains are highly one-dimensional, the electrons in the CuO-chains do not undergo significant electron correlations and no signature of a Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid nor a marginal Fermi liquid is found. Our works represent an important experimental step toward understanding of the charge dynamics and provides a starting basis for modelling the high-$T_c$ superconductivity in YBCO cuprate systems.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figures including supplementary material (4 pages, 2 figures

Simplified method to include the tensor contribution in cluster model

We propose a simplified model to directly take into account the contribution of the tensor interaction SMT for light nuclei by extending the cluster model. In 8Be, the energy curve with respect to the relative distance between the two 4He clusters suggests that the cluster structure persists even though the tensor interaction contributes strongly. In addition to SMT, a simplified method to take into account the strong spin orbit contributions is introduced and the coupling effects of these two models is shown to be important in 12C, in contrast to 8B

Universal observation of multiple order parameters in cuprate superconductors

The temperature dependence of the London penetration depth \lambda was measured for an untwined single crystal of YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-\delta} along the three principal crystallographic directions (a, b, and c). Both in-plane components (\lambda_a and \lambda_b) show an inflection point in their temperature dependence which is absent in the component along the c-direction (\lambda_c). The data provide convincing evidence that the in-plane superconducting order parameter is a mixture of s+d-wave symmetry whereas it is exclusively s-wave along the c-direction. In conjunction with previous results it is concluded that coupled s+d-order parameters are universal and intrinsic to cuprate superconductors.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure