Observation of vortices and hidden pseudogap from scanning tunneling spectroscopic studies of electron-doped cuprate superconductor $S{r}_{0.9}L{a}_{0.1}Cu{O}_2$

Abstract

We present the first demonstration of vortices in an electron-type cuprate superconductor, the highest $T_c$ (= 43 K) electron-type cuprate $S{r}_{0.9}L{a}_{0.1}Cu{O}_2$. Our spatially resolved quasiparticle tunneling spectra reveal a hidden low-energy pseudogap inside the vortex core and unconventional spectral evolution with temperature and magnetic field. These results cannot be easily explained by the scenario of pure superconductivity in the ground state of high-$T_c$ superconductivity.

6 pages, 4 figures. Two new graphs have been added into Figure 2. Accepted for publication in Europhysics Letters. Corresponding author: Nai-Chang Yeh (E-mail: [email protected])

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