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arxiv: 0909.2308 · v1 · pith:AFL2SAUGnew · submitted 2009-09-12 · ❄️ cond-mat.str-el · cond-mat.supr-con

Lifshitz quantum phase transitions and Fermi surface transformation with hole doping in high-T_c superconductors

classification ❄️ cond-mat.str-el cond-mat.supr-con
keywords electronicfermiphasequantumsurfacecupratesdatadoping
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We study the doping evolution of the electronic structure in the normal phase of high-$T_c$ cuprates. Electronic structure and Fermi surface of cuprates with single CuO$_2$ layer in the unit cell like La$_{2-x}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$ have been calculated by the LDA+GTB method in the regime of strong electron correlations (SEC) and compared to ARPES and quantum oscillations data. We have found two critical concentrations, $x_{c1}$ and $x_{c2}$, where the Fermi surface topology changes. Following I.M. Lifshitz ideas of the quantum phase transitions (QPT) of the 2.5-order we discuss the concentration dependence of the low temperature thermodynamics. The behavior of the electronic specific heat $\delta(C/T) \sim (x - x_c)^{1/2}$ is similar to the Loram and Cooper experimental data in the vicinity of $x_{c1} \approx 0.15$.

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