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Collective Dynamics and Strong Pinning near the Onset of Charge Order in LaNdSrCuO
The dynamics of charge-ordered states is one of the key issues in underdoped
cuprate high-temperature superconductors, but static short-range charge-order
(CO) domains have been detected in almost all cuprates. We probe the dynamics
across the CO (and structural) transition in
LaNdSrCuO by measuring nonequilibrium charge
transport, or resistance as the system responds to a change in temperature
and to an applied magnetic field. We find evidence for metastable states,
collective behavior, and criticality. The collective dynamics in the critical
regime indicates strong pinning by disorder. Surprisingly, nonequilibrium
effects, such as avalanches in , are revealed only when the critical region
is approached from the charge-ordered phase. Our results on
LaNdSrCuO provide the long-sought evidence for
the fluctuating order across the CO transition, and also set important
constraints on theories of dynamic stripes.Comment: final version: 5 pages, 3 figures; includes Supplemental Material (3
pages, 7 figures
Observation of Zeeman effect in topological surface state with distinct material dependence
The helical Dirac fermions on the surface of topological insulators host
novel relativistic quantum phenomena in solids. Manipulating spins of
topological surface state (TSS) represents an essential step towards exploring
the theoretically predicted exotic states related to time reversal symmetry
(TRS) breaking via magnetism or magnetic field. Understanding Zeeman effect of
TSS and determining its g-factor are pivotal for such manipulations in the
latter form of TRS breaking. Here, we report those direct experimental
observations in Bi2Se3 and Sb2Te2Se by spectroscopic imaging scanning tunneling
microscopy. The Zeeman shifting of zero mode Landau level is identified
unambiguously by judiciously excluding the extrinsic influences associated with
the non-linearity in the TSS band dispersion and the spatially varying
potential. The g-factors of TSS in Bi2Se3 and Sb2Te2Se are determined to be 18
and -6, respectively. This remarkable material dependence opens a new route to
control the spins in the TSS.Comment: main text: 17 pages, 4 figures; supplementary: 15 pages, 7 figure
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