Abstract
We have revisited the magnetic penetration depth data on the electron-doped cuprates, Pr2-xCexCuO4-y and La 2-xCexCuO4-y. It is proposed that the transition between nodal-gap-like and nodeless-gap-like behavior upon electron-doping [e.g., see M. Kim et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 91 (2003) 87001] can be due to a scattering of the quasiparticles in the d-wave superconducting state by an incipient or weak antiferromagnetic spin-density-wave. This conjecture is supported by the inelastic neutron scattering and angle-resolved photoemission experiments on some closely related electron-doped cuprates.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 103-109 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications |
| Volume | 417 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering