Angle-Resolved Transport Measurements Reveal Electronic Nematicity in Cuprate Superconductors

Wu, Jie; Bollinger, A. T.; He, X.; Gu, G. D.; Miao, H.; Dean, M. P. M.; Robinson, I. K.; Božović, Ivan

doi:10.1007/s10948-019-05222-5

Title: Angle-Resolved Transport Measurements Reveal Electronic Nematicity in Cuprate Superconductors

Journal Article · 01 August 2019 · Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-019-05222-5 · OSTI ID:1566873

Wu, Jie ^[1]; Bollinger, A. T. ^[1]; He, X. ^[2]; Gu, G. D. ^[1]; Miao, H. ^[1]; Dean, M. P. M. ^[1]; Robinson, I. K. ^[1];

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Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)

Observations of spontaneous breaking of the rotational symmetry in an electron fluid, the so-called “electronic nematicity,” have been reported in several quantum materials. We have developed several different methods, based on angle-resolved transport measurements, to determine the amplitude and the director of the nematic order. Here, we present methods that are applicable to thin films or single crystals, illustrate them with transport data obtained on copper oxide superconductors, and discuss their relative advantages and disadvantages.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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Report Number(s):: BNL-212112-2019-JAAM; TRN: US2001009

Journal Information:: Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, Vol. 33, Issue 1; ISSN 1557-1939

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