Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
1998-06-16
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
4 pages, RevTeX, 4 eps figures embedded in the text
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0921-4526(98)00882-5
We present an explanation of the unusual peak/dip/hump features observed in photoemission experiments on Bi2212 at $T \ll T_c$. We argue that these features arise from the interaction of the fermionic quasi-particles with overdamped spin fluctuations. We show that the strong spin-fermion interaction combined with the feedback effect on the spin damping due to superconductivity yields a Fermi-liquid form of the fermionic spectral function for $\omega < 2 \Delta$ where $\Delta$ is the maximum value of the superconducting gap, and a non-Fermi-liquid form for $\omega > 2 {\Delta}$. In the Fermi-liquid regime, the spectral function $A({\bf k}_F,\omega)$ displays a quasiparticle peak at $\omega = {\Delta}$; in the non-Fermi-liquid regime it possesses a broad maximum (hump) at $\omega \gg {\Delta}$. In between the two regimes, the spectral function has a dip at $\omega \sim 2 {\Delta}$. We argue that our theory also explains the tunneling data for the superconducting density of states.
Chubukov Andrey V.
Morr Dirk. K.
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