Influence of incommensurate dynamic charge-density wave scattering on the line shape of high-T$_c$ cuprates

Abstract

We show that the spectral lineshape of superconducting La$_{2-x}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$ (LSCO) and Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+δ}$ (Bi2212) can be well described by the coupling of the charge carriers to collective incommensurate charge-density wave (CDW) excitations. Our results imply that besides antiferromagnetic (AF) fluctuations also low-energy CDW modes can contribute to the observed dip-hump structure in the Bi2212 photoemission spectra. In case of underdoped LSCO we propose a possible interpretation of ARPES data in terms of a grid pattern of fluctuating stripes where the charge and spin scattering directions deviate by $α=π/4$. Within this scenario we find that the spectral intensity along $(0,0) \to (π,π)$ is strongly suppressed consistent with recent photoemission experiments. In addition the incommensurate charge-density wave scattering leads to a significant broadening of the quasiparticle-peak around $(π,0)$.