Non-Gaussian Noise in the In-Plane Transport of Lightly Doped La_{2-x}Sr_{x}CuO_4: Evidence for a Collective State of Charge Clusters

Abstract

A study of the in-plane resistance noise on a high quality single crystal of La_{1.97}Sr_{0.03}CuO_{4} deep inside the spin-glass phase reveals the onset of non-Gaussianity and the insensitivity of the noise to the in-plane magnetic field. The results indicate that the charge dynamics becomes increasingly slow and correlated as temperature T -> 0. The analysis of the higher order noise statistics provides evidence for the existence of a collective ground state of charge clusters, which seem to coexist with charge-poor antiferromagnetic domains that are frozen at such low T.

9 pages, 9 figures; discussion expanded; as published

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