Continuously Doping Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ into Electron-Doped Superconductor by CaH2 Annealing Method

As a typical hole-doped cuprate superconductor, Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+δ(Bi2212) carrier doping is mostly determined by its oxygen content. Traditional doping methods can regulate its doping level within the range of hole doping.Here we report the first application of CaH₂ annealing method in regulating the doping level of Bi2212. By continuously controlling the anneal time, a series of differently doped samples can be obtained. The combined experime...     

Hybridization Effects Revealed by Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy in Heavy-Fermion Ce_2IrIn_8

We utilize high-resolution resonant angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy(ARPES)to study the band structure and hybridization effect of the heavy-fermion compound Ce_2 IrIn_8.We observe a nearly flat band at the binding energy of 7 meV below the coherent temperature T_(coh)～40 K,which characterizes the electrical resistance maximum and indicates the onset temperature of hybridization.However,the Fermi vector and the Fermi surface volume have little change around T_(coh),which challenges the widely believed evolution from a hightemperature small Fermi surface to a low-temperature large Fermi surface.Our experimental results of the band structure fit well with the density functional theory plus dynamic mean-field theory calculations.