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Low-Energy ($<10$ meV) Feature in the Nodal Electron Self-Energy and Strong Temperature Dependence of the Fermi Velocity in Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_8+\delta$

, , , , , , , , and . Phys. Rev. Lett., 105 (4): 046402 (July 2010)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.046402

Abstract

Using low photon energy angle-resolved photoemission, we study the low-energy dispersion along the nodal (π,π) direction in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ as a function of temperature. Less than 10 meV below the Fermi energy, the high-resolution data reveal a novel “kinklike” feature in the electron self-energy that is distinct from the larger well-known kink roughly 70 meV below EF. This new kink is strongest below the superconducting critical temperature and weakens substantially at higher temperatures. A corollary of this finding is that the Fermi velocity vF, as measured in this low-energy range, varies rapidly with temperature—increasing by almost 30% from 70 to 110 K. The behavior of vF(T) appears to shift as a function of doping, suggesting a departure from simple “universality” in the nodal Fermi velocity of cuprates.

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