Two-fermi-surface superconducting state and a nodal d-wave energy gap of the electron-doped Sm1.85Ce0.15CuO4-δ cuprate superconductor

A. F. Santander-Syro*, M. Ikeda, T. Yoshida, A. Fujimori, K. Ishizaka, M. Okawa, S. Shin, R. L. Greene, N. Bontemps

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Abstract

We report on laser-excited angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy in the electron-doped cuprate Sm1.85Ce0.15CuO 4-δ. The data show the existence of a nodal hole-pocket Fermi surface both in the normal and superconducting states. We prove that its origin is long-range antiferromagnetism by an analysis of the coherence factors in the main and folded bands. This coexistence of long-range antiferrmagnetism and superconductivity implies that electron-doped cuprates are two-Fermi-surface superconductors. The measured superconducting gap in the nodal hole pocket is compatible with a d-wave symmetry.

Original languageEnglish
Article number197002
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume106
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 May 9
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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