Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy of the low-energy electronic structure of superconducting Pr${}_2$CuO${}_4$ driven by oxygen non-stoichiometry

Abstract

Bulk crystals of electron-doped cuprates with the T'-type structure require both Ce substitutions and reduction annealing for the emergence of superconductivity while the reduction annealing alone can induce superconductivity in thin films of the T'-type cuprates. In order to reveal low-energy electronic states which are responsible for the superconductivity, we have conducted angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy measurements on thin films of the superconducting Ce-free T'-type cuprate Pr${}_2$CuO${}_4$. The results indicate that the overall band structure and the Fermi surface area of the superconducting Pr${}_2$CuO${}_4$ are similar to those of superconducting Ce-doped bulk single crystals, highlighting the importance of the actual electron concentration rather than the Ce concentration when discussing the physical properties of the T'-type cuprates.

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