Abstract
To study how the high-Tc order parameter (OP) evolves under the injection of spin-polarized quasiparticles, STM spectroscopy has been performed on superconductor/ferromagnet thin-film heterostructures comprising YBa2Cu3O7−x (YBCO) and La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 (LCMO) at 4.2 K. Quasiparticle-tunneling and Andreev-reflection characteristics measured on the YBCO under spin-injection from the LCMO were analyzed with the d-wave Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk theory, to reveal a spectral evolution which provides direct evidence for dynamic magnetic pair-breaking. The spectral analysis also shows the d-wave OP to remain time-reversal invariant as it is suppressed by the spin-injection. These results are discussed in terms of the general search for quantum-critical points in the high-Tc phase diagram.
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