Chin. Phys. Lett.  2009, Vol. 26 Issue (9): 097402    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/26/9/097402
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Mechanism of Pseudogap Detected by Electronic Raman Scattering: Phase Fluctuation or Hidden Order?
LU Hong-Yan1,2, WAN Yuan2, HE Xiang-Mei2, WANG Qiang-Hua2
1Department of Physics, Huaibei Coal Industry Teachers College, Huaibei 2350002National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093
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LU Hong-Yan, WAN Yuan, HE Xiang-Mei et al  2009 Chin. Phys. Lett. 26 097402
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Abstract We study the electronic Raman scattering in the cuprates to distinguish the two possible scenarios of the pseudogap normal state. In one scenario, the pseudogap is assumed to be caused by phase fluctuations of the preformed Cooper pairs. We find that pair-breaking peaks appear in both the B1g and B2g Raman channels, and they are smeared and tend to shift to the same energy with the increasing strength of phase fluctuations. Thus both channels reflect the same pairing energy scale, irrespectively of the doping level. In another scenario, the pseudogap is assumed to be caused by a hidden order that competes with the superconducting order. As an example, we assume that the hidden order is the d-density-wave (DDW) order. We find analytically and numerically that in the DDW normal state there is no Raman peak in the B2g channel in a tight-binding model up to the second nearest-neighbor hopping, while the Raman peak in the B1g channel reflects the energy gap caused by the DDW order. This behavior is in agreement with experiments in the pseudogap normal state. To gain further insights, we also calculate the Raman spectra in the DDW+SC state. We study the doping and temperature dependence of the peak energy in both channels and find a two-gap behavior, which is in agreement with recent Raman experiments. Therefore, our results shed light on the hidden order scenario for the pseudogap.
Keywords: 74.72.-h      74.25.Gz      74.20.Rp     
Received: 01 June 2009      Published: 28 August 2009
PACS:  74.72.-h (Cuprate superconductors)  
  74.25.Gz (Optical properties)  
  74.20.Rp (Pairing symmetries (other than s-wave))  
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