Crossover region between nodal and anti-nodal states at the Fermi level of optimally and overdoped Bi$_{2}$Sr$_{1.6}$Nd$_{0.4}$CuO$_{6+delta}$

We have studied Bi$_{2}$Sr$_{1.6}$Nd$_{0.4}$CuO$_{6+delta}$ using Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy in the optimal and overdoped regions of the phase diagram. We identify a narrow crossover region in the electronic structure between the nodaland antinodal regions associated with the deviation from a pure d-wave gap function, an abrupt increase of the quasiparticle lifetime, the formation of Fermi arcs above T$_c$, and a sudden shift of the bosonic mode energy from higher energy, $sim${60meV}, near the nodal direction, to lower energy, $sim${20meV}, near the antinodal direction. Our work underscores the importance of a unique crossover region in the momentum space near E$_F$ for the single layered cuprates, between the nodal and antinodal points, that is independent of the antiferromagnetic zone boundary.

Core Level and Valence Band Study of LaO$_{0.9}$F$_{0.1}$FeAs

Using angle-integrated photoemission spectroscopy we have probed the novel LaO$_{0.9}$F$_{0.1}$FeAs superconductor over a wide range of photon energies and temperatures. We have provided the first full characterization of the orbital character of theVB DOS and of the magnitude of the d-p hybridization energy. Finally, we have identified two characteristic temperatures: 90K where a pseudogap-like feature appears to close and 120K where a sudden change in the DOS near E$_F$ occurs. We associate these phenomena with the SDW magnetic ordering and the structural transition seen in the parent compound, respectively. These results suggest the important role of electron correlation, spin physics and structural distortion in the physics of Fe-based superconductors.