Effect of Zn and Ni impurities on the quasiparticle renormalization of superconducting Bi-2212

Phys Rev Lett. 2006 Jan 27;96(3):037003. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.037003. Epub 2006 Jan 26.

Abstract

The Cu substitution by Zn and Ni impurities and its influence on the mass renormalization effects in angle-resolved photoelectron spectra (ARPES) of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8-delta is addressed. We show that the nonmagnetic Zn atoms have a much stronger effect in both the nodal and antinodal parts of the Brillouin zone than magnetic Ni. The observed changes are consistent with the behavior of the spin resonance mode as seen by inelastic neutron scattering in YBCO. This strongly suggests that the "peak-dip-hump" and the kink in ARPES on the one side and neutron resonance on the other are closely related features.