Low-energy electronic structure in Y1-xCaxBa2Cu3O7-y comparison of t ime-resolved optical spectroscopy, NMR, neutron and tunneling data
Abstract
Time-resolved optical measurements give information on the quasiparticle relaxation dynamics in YBCO, from which the evolution of the gap with doping and temperature can be systematically deduced. In this paper these optical charge-channel `pseudogap' data are compared with the `pseudogap' obtained from the NMR Knight shift Ks, spin polarized neutron scattering (SPNS) and single particle tunneling measurements. A simple energy level diagram is proposed to explain the different `gap' magnitudes observed by different spectroscopies in Y1-xCaxBa2Cu3O7-y, whereby the spin gap Deltas in NMR and SPNS corresponds to a triplet local pair state, while Deltap in the charge excitation spectrum corresponds to the pair dissociation energy. At optimum doping and in the overdoped state, an additional T-dependent gap becomes evident, which closes at Tc, suggesting a cross-over to a more conventional BCS-like superconductivity scenario.
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