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Title: La$$_{2-x}$$Ba$$_x$$CuO$$_4$$ as a superconducting Rosetta Stone

Journal Article · · Physica. C, Superconductivity

The high-temperature superconductivity in layered cuprates discovered by Bednorz and Müller arrived as a shock. Gradually, the presence of competing orders, such as antiferromagnetism and charge order, were discovered; however, the relationship to the superconductivity has been confusing. Importantly, it so happens that the original cuprate superconductor family La$$_{2-x}$$Ba$$_x$$CuO$$_4$$ contains all of the relevant phases, with extreme competition among them, and analysis of these phases provides strong clues to the nature of the superconductivity in cuprates.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
2203262
Report Number(s):
BNL-224908-2023-JAAM
Journal Information:
Physica. C, Superconductivity, Vol. 614; ISSN 0921-4534
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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