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Enhanced charge density wave with mobile superconducting vortices in La<sub>1.885</sub>Sr<sub>0.115</sub>CuO<sub>4</sub>

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Abstract

High-Tc cuprates exhibit a rich phase diagram featuring intertwined density wave orders and superconductivity. It is crucial to unravel the interactions between different orders to understand these important materials. Combining x-ray free electron laser with a pulsed magnet, we elucidate these interactions in a prototypical cuprate La1.885Sr0.115CuO4, by studying the charge density wave (CDW) and effects of large magnetic fields (H) up to 24 Tesla. We show the CDW peaks reveal two distinct regions in the material: a majority phase with short-range CDW coexisting with superconductivity, and a minority phase with longer-range CDW coexisting with static spin density wave (SDW). At low magnetic fields, the CDW intensity grows smoothly in a manner like the SDW. However, at high fields upon entering the vortex-liquid state, we discover a sudden increase in the CDW amplitude. Our result signifies a strong response of the CDW to mobile superconducting vortices, and further suggests an intimate connection between enhanced CDW amplitude and local superconducting pairing across the H-T phase diagram.

Presenters

  • Jiajia Wen

    SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab

Authors

  • Jiajia Wen

    SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab

  • Wei He

    Stanford Univ

  • Hoyoung Jang

    Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL)

  • Hiroyuki Nojiri

    Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, Tohoku University

  • Satoshi Matsuzawa

    Tohoku University

  • Sanghoon Song

    SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab

  • Matthieu Chollet

    SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab, SLAC National Accelerator Lab

  • Diling Zhu

    SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab

  • Yijin Liu

    SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab

  • Masaki Fujita

    Tohoku University

  • Kensuke Suzuki

    Tohoku University

  • Shun Asano

    Tohoku University

  • Mingde Jiang

    Stanford University

  • Costel R Rotundu

    Stanford University, Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA, SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab, SLAC National Accelerator Lab, Stanford

  • Chi-Chang Kao

    SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab

  • Hong-Chen Jiang

    SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab

  • Jun-Sik Lee

    SSRL,SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, SLAC National Accelerator, SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Young S Lee

    Stanford Univ, Stanford University