Strong electron correlation behind the superconductivity in Ce-free and Ce-underdoped high-Tc T-cuprates


Abstract in English

In order to investigate the electronic state of Ce-free and Ce-underdoped high-Tc cuprates with the so-called T structure, we have performed muon-spin-relaxation (muSR) and specific-heat measurements of Ce-free T-La_1.8_Eu_0.2_CuO_4+d_ (T-LECO) polycrystals and Ce-underdoped T-Pr_1.3-x_La_0.7_Ce_x_CuO_4+d_ (T-PLCCO) single crystals with x=0.10. The muSR spectra of the reduced superconducting samples of both T-LECO with Tc=15K and T-PLCCO with x=0.10 and Tc=27K have revealed that a short-range magnetic order coexists with the superconductivity in the ground state. The formation of a short-range magnetic order due to a tiny amount of excess oxygen in the reduced superconducting samples strongly suggest that the Ce-free and Ce-underdoped T-cuprates are regarded as strongly correlated electron systems.

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