Theory for the doping dependence of spin fluctuation induced shadow states in high-Tc superconductors

Abstract We analyze the doping dependence of the intensity and energetical position of shadow states in high-Tc superconductors within the 2D Hubbard model, using our recently developed numerical method for the self-consistent summation of bubble and ladder diagrams. It is shown that shadow states resulting from short range antiferromagnetic correlations occur for small but finite excitation energies which decrease for decreasing doping, reflecting a dynamically broken symmetry with increasing lifetime. Simultaneously, the intensity of these new states increases, the quasi particle dispersion is strongly flattened, and a pseudogap in the density of states occurs. Finally, we discuss the importance of flat bands at the Fermi level and nesting of the Fermi surface as general prerequisites for the observability of shadow states.