A Simple Model for the Checkerboard Pattern of Modulated Hole Densities in Underdoped Cuprates

Accession number;05A0924089
Title;A Simple Model for the Checkerboard Pattern of Modulated Hole Densities in Underdoped Cuprates
Author; RICE T. M. (Eth-hoenggerberg, Zuerich, Che) RICE T. M. (Kyoto Univ., Kyoto, Jpn) TSUNETSUGU HIROKAZU (Kyoto Univ., Kyoto, Jpn)
Journal Title;YITP
Journal Code:L0911B
ISSN:
VOL.;NO.05-51;PAGE.3P(2005)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, REF.7
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;Recent studies which measured the tunneling conductance into underdoped cuprates found an unexpected spatial modulation at higher bias voltages. In this letter, a simple model is proposed as a possible explanation for the checkerboard pattern of in the hole density. We starts from the assumption of enhanced hole densities localized in the vicinity of acceptors and examines the consequences of short range correlations in the positions of the acceptors, e.g. the Na-ions in Ca2-xNaxCuO2Cl2. These result can lead to a structure factor in qualitative agreement with experiment.