Abstract
The origin of a pseudogap in the underdoped phase of cuprates has become one of the leading issues in understanding the mechanism(s) of high-Tc superconductivity. Several experiments (i.e. polarized neutron diffraction studies) support theoretical models based on the circulating current (CC) picture. These CC models suggest a novel ordered phase formed by orbital magnetic moments caused by spontaneous orbital currents. However to date, μSR experiments in cuprate superconductors have not revealed any magnetic field higher than 0.2 G associated with orbital moments. Here we present high magnetic field μSR spectroscopy of a stoichiometric La2CuO4 crystal which shows antiferromagnetic splittings and additional 45 G line splittings, consistent with orbital currents.
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Storchak, V. G., Brewer, J. H., Eshchenko, D. G., Mengyan, P. W., Parfenov, O. E., Tokmachev, A. M., … Barilo, S. N. (2014). Local magnetic order in La2CuO4 seen via μ+SR spectroscopy. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 551). Institute of Physics Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/551/1/012024
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