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Van Hove features in Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8 + δ and effective parameters for Ni impurities inferred from STM spectra
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Van Hove features in Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8 + δ and effective parameters for Ni impurities inferred from STM spectra

Jian-Ming Tang and Michael E. Flatté
Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Vol.66(6), 060504(R)
08/2002
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.66.060504
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https://arxiv.org/pdf/cond-mat/0205079View
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Abstract

We present a detailed quantitative comparison between theoretical calculations of the local density of states and recent experimental measurements of scanning tunneling spectra around Ni impurities in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ. A double-peak structure on the hole side of the spectrum at the Ni site is identified as the spin-split Van Hove singularity in the band structure. The Ni atom induces local changes in hopping matrix elements comparable in size to the induced on-site spin-dependent potential. We find evidence from the measurements of order-parameter suppression in the vicinity of the Ni impurity. These extracted impurity parameters can be of use in quantitative calculations of macroscopic response properties, such as the ac conductivity.

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