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Effect of Co doping on the in-plane anisotropy in the optical spectrum of underdoped Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2
We investigated the anisotropy in the in-plane optical spectra of detwinned
Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2. The optical conductivity spectrum of BaFe2As2 shows
appreciable anisotropy in the magnetostructural ordered phase, whereas the dc
resistivity is almost isotropic at low temperatures. Upon Co doping, the
resistivity becomes highly anisotropic, while the finite-energy intrinsic
anisotropy is suppressed. It is found that anisotropy in resistivity arises
from anisotropic impurity scattering from doped Co atoms, extrinsic in origin.
Intensity of a specific optical phonon mode is also found to show striking
anisotropy in the ordered phase. The anisotropy induced by Co impurity and that
observed in the optical phonon mode are hallmarks of the highly polarizable
electronic state in the ordered phase.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Distinct doping dependences of the pseudogap and superconducting gap LaSrCuO cuprate superconductors
We have performed a temperature-dependent angle-integrated photoemission
study of lightly-doped to heavily-overdoped LaSrCuO and
oxygen-doped LaCuO. We found that both the magnitude * of
the (small) pseudogap and the temperature \textit{T}* at which the pseudogap is
opened increases with decreasing hole concentration, consistent with previous
studies. On the other hand, the superconducting gap was found to
remain small for decreasing hole concentration. The results can be explained if
the superconducting gap opens only on the Fermi arc around the nodal
(0,0)-() direction while the pseudogap opens around (, 0).Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
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