Structural origin of apparent Fermi surface pockets in angle-resolved photoemission of Bi${}_2$Sr${}_{2-x}$La${}_x$CuO${}_{6+\delta }$

Abstract

We observe apparent hole pockets in the Fermi surfaces of single-layer Bi-based cuprate superconductors from angle-resolved photoemission (ARPES). From detailed low-energy electron diffraction measurements and an analysis of the ARPES polarization-dependence, we show that these pockets are not intrinsic, but arise from multiple overlapping superstructure replicas of the main and shadow bands. We further demonstrate that the hole pockets reported recently from ARPES [Meng et al, Nature 462, 335 (2009)] have a similar structural origin, and are inconsistent with an intrinsic hole pocket associated with the electronic structure of a doped CuO${}_2$ plane. The nature of the Fermi surface topology in the enigmatic pseudogap phase therefore remains an open question.

5 pages, 4 figures

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