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Title: The vanishing superfluid density in cuprates — and why it matters

Journal Article · · Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism
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  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States). Dept. of Applied Physics
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Recently, we have released the results of a comprehensive study of a couple thousand single-crystal La2-xSrxCuO4 films, covering densely the entire overdoped side of the phase diagram. Here in this paper, we review the key experimental findings, place them in the context of other important well-established facts and observations, and discuss their implications for our understanding of high-temperature superconductivity in cuprates. We conclude that it involves some new physics that requires going beyond the standard Fermi Liquid description of the normal state and Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer description of the superconducting state.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1457354
Report Number(s):
BNL-205808-2018-JAAM; PII: 4792
Journal Information:
Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, Vol. 31, Issue 9; ISSN 1557-1939
Publisher:
SpringerCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 17 works
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