Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book/Conference Title Title
Physical Revew Letters
Volume
107
Issue
4
First Page
047003-1
Last Page
047003-4
Abstract
The Fermi surface topologies of underdoped samples of the high-Tc superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ have been measured with angle resolved photoemission. By examining thermally excited states above the Fermi level, we show that the observed Fermi surfaces in the pseudogap phase are actually components of fully enclosed hole pockets. The spectral weight of these pockets is vanishingly small at the magnetic zone boundary, creating the illusion of Fermi ‘‘arcs.’’ The area of the pockets as measured in this study is consistent with the doping level, and hence carrier density, of the samples measured. Furthermore, the shape and area of the pockets is well reproduced by phenomenological models of the pseudogap phase as a spin liquid.
Department
Department of Physics
Original Publication Date
7-2011
DOI of published version
10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.047003
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library
Copyright
©2011 H.-B. Yang, J.D. Rameau, Z.-H. Pan, G.D. Gu, P.D. Johnson, H. Claus, D.G. Hinks, and T.E. Kidd. The copyright holder has granted permission for posting.
Date Digital
2011
Language
EN
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Yang, H.-B.; Rameau, J. D.; Pan, Z.-H.; Gu, G. D.; Johnson, P. D.; Claus, H.; Hinks, D. G.; and Kidd, Tim, "Reconstructed Fermi Surface of Underdoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ Cuprate Superconductors" (2011). Faculty Publications. 6.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/phy_facpub/6
Comments
First published in Physical Review Letters, v. 107, no. 4, published by the American Physical Society. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.047003