Anomalous electron quasiparticle excitation spectrum in electron-doped cuprate superconductors

Abstract

Within the framework of the kinetic energy-driven superconductivity, the complicated line shape in the electron quasiparticle excitation spectrum of the electron-doped cuprate superconductors is studied. It is shown that as in the hole-doped counterparts, the momentum and energy dependence of the quasiparticle scattering rate in the electron-doped cuprate superconductors has a well-pronounced peak structure at around the antinodal and nodal regions. However, this peak structure is absent from the hot spots. This special momentum and energy dependence of the quasiparticle scattering rate therefore generates a remarkable peak-dip-hump structure in the electron quasiparticle excitation spectrum of the electron-doped cuprate superconductors at around the antinodal and nodal regions except for at around the hot spots, where the peak-dip-hump structure is absent. The theory also indicates that there is a common physical origin for the peak-dip-hump structure both in the hole- and electron-doped cuprate superconductors.