Bosonic excitations and electron pairing in an electron-doped cuprate superconductor

Abstract

Superconductivity originates from the coupling between charge carriers and bosonic excitations of either phononic or electronic origin. Identifying the most relevant pairing glue is a key step towards a clear understanding of the unconventional superconductivity. Here, by applying the ultrafast optical spectroscopy on the electron-doped cuprates La${}_{1.9}$Ce${}_{0.1}$CuO${}_{4\pm \delta }$, we discern a bosonic mode of electronic origin that has the strongest coupling with the charge carriers near $T_c$. We argue that this mode is associated with the two-dimensional antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations, and can fully account for the superconducting pairing. Our work may help to establish a quantitative relation between bosonic excitations and superconducting pairing in electron-doped cuprates, and pave the way for systematic exploration of superconductivity and other collective phenomena in all correlated materials.

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