Studying the nodal quasiparticles in superconducting cuprates by photoemission with highly improved momentum resolution, we show that a new "kink" feature in the scattering rate is a key to uncover the nature of electron correlations in these compounds. Our data provide evidence that the main doping independent contribution to the scattering can be well understood in terms of the conventional Fermi liquid model, while the additional doping dependent contribution has a magnetic origin. This sheds doubt on applicability of a phonon-mediated pairing mechanism to high-temperature superconductors.
Title
Manifestation of the magnetic resonance mode in the nodal quasiparticle lifetime of the superconducting cuprates
Published in
Physical Review Letters
Volume
92
Issue
25
Pages
257006
Date
2004
ISSN
0031-9007
Note
Leibniz Inst Festkorper & Werkstoffforsch Dresden, D-01171 Dresden, Germany. Natl Acad Sci Ukraine, Inst Met Phys, UA-03142 Kiev, Ukraine. Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Phys Mat Complexe, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Max Planck Inst Festkorperforsch, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany. Cent Res Inst Elect Power Ind, Tokyo 2018511, Japan. Kordyuk, AA, Leibniz Inst Festkorper & Werkstoffforsch Dresden, POB 270016, D-01171 Dresden, Germany.
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Record creation date
2006-10-03