Fermi surface reconstruction of electron-doped La$_{\mathrm{\mathbf{2-x}}}$\textbf{Ce}$_{\mathrm{\mathbf{x}}}$\textbf{CuO}$_{\mathrm{\mathbf{4}}}$\textbf{ from transport experiments}

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Abstract

We report Hall Effect, Nernst Effect, and resistivity measurements on La$_{\mathrm{2-x}}$Ce$_{\mathrm{x}}$CuO$_{\mathrm{4}}$ (LCCO) thin films as a function of doping and temperature for magnetic fields up to 14T. A change in the sign of the low temperature Hall coefficient at 2K suggests that the Fermi surface reconstructs at a critical doping of Ce$=$ 0.14. This agrees with some prior high field Hall Effect measurements of the LCCO system [\textit{K. Jin, et al. PRB 78, 174521 (2008)}]. In addition, we find a large change in the carrier number at this doping, similar to that seen in PCCO films [\textit{Y. Dagan, et al. Phys. Rev. Lett.~92, 167001~(2004)}] and hole-doped cuprates [\textit{S. Badoux, et al. Nature }\textbf{\textit{531}}\textit{, 210-214 (2016)}]. The implications of these results for quantum critical behavior in the electron-doped cuprates will be discussed.

Authors

  • Tarapada Sarkar

    Center for Nanophysics \& Advanced Materials, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA., National Univ Singapore

  • Pampa Rani Mandal

    Center for Nanophysics \& Advanced Materials, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.

  • Joshua Higgins

    Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials, University of Maryland, Center for Nanophysics \& Advanced Materials, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.

  • Yi Zhao

    Center for Nanophysics \& Advanced Materials, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.

  • Heshan Yu

    Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

  • Kui Jin

    Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100190, China

  • Richard Greene

    Center for Nanophysics \& Advanced Materials, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA., Center for Nanophysics & Advanced Materials, University of Maryland, University of Maryland