Competition between the pseudogap and superconductivity in the high-Tc copper oxides

Takeshi Kondo (), Rustem Khasanov, Tsunehiro Takeuchi, Jörg Schmalian and Adam Kaminski ()
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Takeshi Kondo: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
Rustem Khasanov: Laboratory for Muon Spin Spectroscopy, Paul Scherrer Institute
Tsunehiro Takeuchi: Department of Crystalline Materials Science,
Jörg Schmalian: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
Adam Kaminski: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA

Nature, 2009, vol. 457, issue 7227, 296-300

Abstract: Pseudogap versus superconductivity in cuprates A pairing gap and coherence are the two hallmarks of superconductivity. In a classical BCS (Bardeen–Cooper–Schreiffer) superconductor they are established simultaneously at the critical temperature, Tc. In the cuprates however, an energy gap (pseudogap) extends above Tc. The origin of this gap is one of the central issues in high-temperature superconductivity. Kondo et al. report evidence from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) that the pseudogap and high-temperature superconductivity represent two competing orders, with the pseudogap competing with the superconductivity by depleting the spectral weight available for pairing.

Date: 2009
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