Fourier transform spectroscopy of d-wave quasiparticles in the presence of atomic scale pairing disorder

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dc.creatorNunner, Tamara S.
dc.creatorChen, Wei
dc.creatorAndersen, Brian M.
dc.creatorMelikyan, Ashot
dc.creatorHirschfeld, P. J.
dc.date2005-09-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:27:20Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:27:20Z
dc.descriptionThe local density of states power spectrum of optimally doped Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+x}$ (BSCCO) has been interpreted in terms of quasiparticle interference peaks corresponding to an "octet'' of scattering wave vectors connecting k-points where the density of states is maximal. Until now, theoretical treatments have not been able to reproduce the experimentally observed weights and widths of these "octet'' peaks; in particular, the predominance of the dispersing "q$_1$'' peak parallel to the Cu-O bond directions has remained a mystery. In addition, such theories predict "background'' features which are not observed experimentally. Here, we show that most of the discrepancies can be resolved when a realistic model for the out-of-plane disorder in BSCCO is used. Weak extended potential scatterers, which are assumed to represent cation disorder, suppress large-momentum features and broaden the low-energy "q$_7$''-peaks, whereas scattering at order parameter variations, possibly caused by a dopant-modulated pair interaction around interstitial oxygens, strongly enhances the dispersing "q$_1$''-peaks.
dc.description7 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0509139
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0509139
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. B 73, 104511 (2006)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevB.73.104511
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/97387
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.titleFourier transform spectroscopy of d-wave quasiparticles in the presence of atomic scale pairing disorder
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