Quantum Impurities and the Neutron Resonance Peak in ${\bf YBa_2 Cu_3 O_7}$: Ni versus Zn

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1999-12-13

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9912214v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 5900 (2000).

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

3 figures, submitted to PRL

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.5900

The influence of magnetic (S=1) and nonmagnetic (S=0) impurities on the spin dynamics of an optimally doped high temperature superconductor is compared in two samples with almost identical superconducting transition temperatures: YBa$_2$(Cu$_{0.97}$Ni$_{0.03}$)$_3$O$_7$ (T$_c$=80 K) and YBa$_2$(Cu$_{0.99}$Zn$_{0.01}$)$_3$O$_7$ (T$_c$=78 K). In the Ni-substituted system, the magnetic resonance peak (which is observed at E$_r \simeq$40 meV in the pure system) shifts to lower energy with a preserved E$_r$/T$_c$ ratio while the shift is much smaller upon Zn substitution. By contrast Zn, but not Ni, restores significant spin fluctuations around 40 meV in the normal state. These observations are discussed in the light of models proposed for the magnetic resonance peak.

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