Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2008-03-10
J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 77, 054710 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
5 pages, 4 figures, to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn Vol.77 No.5
Scientific paper
10.1143/JPSJ.77.054710
Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy have been performed on superconducting La$_{2-x}$Sr$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$ ($x=0.06, 0.12, 0.16$, and 0.21) at 4.2 K. Atomically resolved surface topography has been observed on the $ab$ surface, which exhibits a one-dimensional structure corresponding to the buckling pattern of the orthorhombic phase. The tunneling spectra of all samples exhibit kinks at about $\pm 5$ meV in addition to the energy gap, indicating the existence of two energy scales. While the gap magnitude varies on the length scale of a few nm and steadily increases upon underdoping, the kink energy is spatially uniform on the surface and almost independent of the doping level.
Kato Taichi
Maruyama Takashi
Okitsu S.
Sakata Hideaki
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