Abstract
The destruction of stripe order by Zn and the formation of a new phase by Ni are demonstrated directly from the substitution dependence of the electronic coefficient of specific heat in or Ni). In the Zn-substitution case, γ, which is strongly suppressed by stripe phase formation, increases to a value that corresponds to the state where there is no stripe order. In the Ni-substitution case, γ saturates at nearly half the value of the Zn-substitution case. The difference can be explained by a difference in the spin interactions between the substituent atom and the nearest neighbor Cu atoms, indicating that spin interaction plays an important role in the formation of charge stripes.
- Received 2 October 2000
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.63.140506
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