2016•Physical review. B./Physical review. BOpen access

Shubnikov-de Haas quantum oscillations reveal a reconstructed Fermi surface near optimal doping in a thin film of the cuprate superconductor Pr1.86Ce0.14CuO4±δ

Nicholas Breznay, Ian Hayes, Brad J. Ramshaw, R. McDonald, Yoshiharu Krockenberger, Ai Ikeda, Hiroshi Irie, Hideki Yamamoto, James G. Analytis

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We study magnetotransport properties of the electron-doped superconductor ${\mathrm{Pr}}_{2\ensuremath{-}x}{\mathrm{Ce}}_{x}{\mathrm{CuO}}_{4\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}\ensuremath{\delta}}$ with $x=0.14$ in magnetic fields up to 92 T, and observe Shubnikov-de Haas magnetic quantum oscillations. The oscillations display a single frequency $F=255\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}10$ T, indicating a small Fermi pocket that is $\ensuremath{\sim}1%$ of the two-dimensional Brillouin zone and consistent with a Fermi surface reconstructed from the large holelike cylinder predicted for these layered materials. Despite the low nominal doping, all electronic properties including the effective mass and Hall effect are consistent with overdoped compounds. Our study demonstrates that the exceptional chemical control afforded by high quality thin films will enable Fermi surface studies deep into the overdoped cuprate phase diagram.

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We study magnetotransport properties of the electron-doped superconductor ${\mathrm{Pr}}_{2\ensuremath{-}x}{\mathrm{Ce}}_{x}{\mathrm{CuO}}_{4\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}\ensuremath{\delta}}$ with $x=0.14$ in magnetic fields up to 92 T, and observe Shubnikov-de Haas magnetic quantum oscillations. The oscillations display a single frequency $F=255\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}10$ T, indicating a small Fermi pocket that is $\ensuremath{\sim}1%$ of the two-dimensional Brillouin zone and consistent with a Fermi surface reconstructed from the large holelike cylinder predicted for these layered materials. Despite the low nominal doping, all electronic properties including the effective mass and Hall effect are consistent with overdoped compounds. Our study demonstrates that the exceptional chemical control afforded by high quality thin films will enable Fermi surface studies deep into the overdoped cuprate phase diagram.

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We study magnetotransport properties of the electron-doped superconductor ${\mathrm{Pr}}_{2\ensuremath{-}x}{\mathrm{Ce}}_{x}{\mathrm{CuO}}_{4\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}\ensuremath{\delta}}$ with $x=0.14$ in magnetic fields up to 92 T, and observe Shubnikov-de Haas magnetic quantum oscillations. The oscillations display a single frequency $F=255\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}10$ T, indicating a small Fermi pocket that is $\ensuremath{\sim}1%$ of the two-dimensional Brillouin zone and consistent with a Fermi surface reconstructed from the large holelike cylinder predicted for these layered materials. Despite the low nominal doping, all electronic properties including the effective mass and Hall effect are consistent with overdoped compounds. Our study demonstrates that the exceptional chemical control afforded by high quality thin films will enable Fermi surface studies deep into the overdoped cuprate phase diagram.

Key concepts: Cuprate, Fermi surface, Condensed matter physics, Superconductivity, Doping, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Surface (topology), Physics

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