Resonating--valence-bond theory of phase transitions and superconductivity in La/sub 2/CuO/sub 4/-based compounds
Journal Article
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· Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
We identify the mysterious high-T ''twitch'' transition in La/sub 2/CuO/sub 4/ with the mean-field resonating-valence-bond transition of the Heisenberg model of Baskaran, Zou, and Anderson. The structure distortions are caused by Coulomb correlations of the pair wave function. In the pure compound the pseudo-Fermi surface of the spin soliton nests and antiferromagnetism occurs at 240 K. We discuss briefly superconductivity and the nature of excitations in the system.
- Research Organization:
- Joseph Henry Laboratories of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
- OSTI ID:
- 6423036
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Vol. 58:26
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
COPPER OXIDES
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
LANTHANUM OXIDES
EXCITATION
FERMI LEVEL
HEISENBERG MODEL
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
SOLITONS
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ANGULAR MOMENTUM
CHALCOGENIDES
COPPER COMPOUNDS
CRYSTAL MODELS
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LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
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OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
QUASI PARTICLES
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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