Correlation of tunneling spectra in Bi(2)Sr(2)CaCu(2)O(8+delta) with the resonance spin excitation.
New break-junction tunneling data are reported in Bi(2)Sr(2)CaCu(2)O(8+delta) over a wide range of hole concentration from underdoped (T(c) = 74 K) to optimal doped (T(c) = 95 K) to overdoped (T(c) = 48 K). The conductances exhibit sharp dips at a voltage, Omega/e, measured with respect to the superconducting gap. Clear trends are found such that the dip strength is maximum at optimal doping and that Omega scales as 4.9kT(c) over the entire doping range. These features link the dip to the resonance spin excitation and suggest quasiparticle interactions with this mode are important for superconductivity.
Zasadzinski
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Physics Division, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA.
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Miyakawa
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Gray
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Hinks
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Kendziora
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